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ACROMEGALY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)

Synonyms:

acromegalia; acromegaly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("acromegaly" is a kind of...):

hypertrophy (abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ)

Meronyms (parts of "acromegaly"):

hyperpituitarism (excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone))

Derivation:

acromegalic (marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face)

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