Acromegaly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A chronic disease of adults marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by overactivity of the pituitary gland.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A disease characterized by hypertrophy of the bones and soft tissues of the face and extremities.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. 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)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hypertrophy   
    Cross Reference
    gigantism   
    Form
    acromegalic   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Marie's disease    acromegalia   
     
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