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Noun Concept
Categories: Growth disorders, Endocrine-related cutaneous conditions, Growth hormones, Articles with short description, Pituitary disorders
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acromegaly  acromegalia  Acromegalic  Facies acromegalica  Gigacromegaly
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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 3.0
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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 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Acromegaly is a disorder that results in excess growth of certain parts of the human body. Wikipedia
Human disease / micro cephaly opposite Wikidata
An alternative name for the disease acromegaly. Wiktionary
A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland. Wiktionary
Chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
hypertrophy
rare disease
disease
hyperpituitarism
HAS PART
hyperpituitarism
HAS KIND
canine acromegaly
DERIVATION
acromegalic
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
DRUG USED FOR TREATMENT
octreotide
pegvisomant
bromocriptine
GENETIC ASSOCIATION
AH receptor-interacting protein
HEALTH SPECIALTY
endocrinology
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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acromegaly, acromegalia
Wikipedia
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acromegaly
Wikidata
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acromegaly
Wiktionary
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acromegalia, acromegaly
Wikipedia Redirections
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acromegalia, acromegalic, Facies acromegalica, Gigacromegaly, Growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma, Growth hormone excess, Hypersomatotropism, Pseudoacromegaly
Wikidata Alias
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Acromegalia, Acromegalic, Gigacromegaly, Growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma, Growth hormone excess, Pseudoacromegaly

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