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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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);
[syn: acromegaly, acromegalia]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Acromegaly \Ac`ro*meg"a*ly\ ([a^]k`r[-o]*m[e^]g"[.a]*l[y^]), n. [NL. acromegalia, fr. Gr. 'a`kron point, peak + me`gas, mega`loy, big.] (Med.) Chronic enlargement of many bones of the skeleton, especially bones of hands, feet and face; the condition is due to excessive secretion of growth hormone. [1913 Webster + AS]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

acromegaly n 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) [syn: acromegaly, acromegalia]