acromegaly: Meaning and Definition of

ac•ro•meg•a•ly

Pronunciation: (ak"ru-meg'u-lē), [key]
— n. Pathol.
  1. a chronic disease characterized by enlargement of the bones of the head, the soft parts of the feet and hands, and sometimes other structures, due to excessive secretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
acrology acromicria
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