Acromegaly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]