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Noun: acromegalia
  1. Enlargement of bones of hands, feet, and face, often accompanied by headache, muscle pain, and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
    "The patient's prominent jaw and enlarged hands were signs of acromegalia";
    - acromegaly

Derived forms: acromegalias

Type of: hypertrophy

Encyclopedia: Acromegalia