acromegalia

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acromegalia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acromegalia
      n 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) [syn:
           acromegaly, acromegalia]