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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acromegaly \Ac`ro*meg"a*ly\, n. [NL. acromegalia, fr Gr 'a`kron point, peak + ?, ?, big.] (Med.) Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acromegaly n : 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: {acromegalia}]
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