acromegaly

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noun

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)
• Syn:
acromegalia
• Derivationally related forms:
acromegalic
• Hypernyms:
hypertrophy
• Part Meronyms:
hyperpituitarism