acromegaly

Noun
  1. 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) (synset 114391888)
    is a type of: hypertrophy - abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
    has: hyperpituitarism - excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone)
    same as: acromegalia

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