Noun: acromegalia
- 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