| acromegaly |
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)
출처: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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| acromegaly |
in the adult, overproduction of growth hormone causes bone thickening and cartilage growth.
출처: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/A.htm
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| acromegaly |
A hormone disorder due to pituitary dysfunction. Too much growth hormone causes elongation of the nose and jaw, thickening of the joints and tissue edema. It is treated with surgery to remove dysfunctioning portion of the pituitary gland.
출처: www.lieberson.com/en/neurgosurgery_glossary/a.htm
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| acromegaly |
A chronic disease caused by hypersecretion of the pituitary growth hormones. It is characterized by enlargement of many parts of the skeleton, especially the nose, ears, jaws, fingers and toes. See also Pituitary Gland.
출처: www.aidsinfobbs.org/letters/a.html
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| acromegaly |
(ak''ro-meg'a-le) an abnormal pattern of bone and connective-tissue growth characterized by enlarged hands, face, and feet and associated with excessive secretion of pituitary growth hormone in the adult.
출처: paramedicine.wikispaces.org/Medical+Terminology
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