acromegaly

Noun

Meaning

Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

acromegalia diabetes gland addison's disease cretinism hyperthyroidism hypothyroidism adenoma hyperparathyroidism diabetes mellitus hypogonadism meningioma acromegalic craniopharyngioma benign tumor

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Hypernyms

hypertrophy

Examples

An intramuscular long-acting release (LAR) formulation of pasireotide approved for the treatment of acromegaly is under evaluation in Cushing’s disease. Source: Internet

Patients with acromegaly commonly report persistent symptoms despite long-term biochemical control with somatostatin analog (SSA) injections. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

acromegalogigantism acromegaloid acromegaloidism acromelalgia acromelanic acromelanism