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Acromegalia

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of acromegaly. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
  2. 2
    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) wordnet

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin acromegalia, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “tip, extremity”) and μέγας (mégas, “large”).

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