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Acromegaly

noun
1.
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).  Synonym: acromegalia.





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... associated with arrest or disorder of bony development, and Marro suggests that the proverbial salacity of rachitic individuals may be due to an increased activity of the sexual organs.[149] It may be added that acromegaly, with its excessive bony growths, tends to be associated with ...
— Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6) • Havelock Ellis


Words linked to "Acromegaly" :   hypertrophy, acromegalic, acromegalia, hyperpituitarism


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