acromegaly

[ˌækrə'megəlɪ] [ˌækrə'megəlɪ]
例句
英英词典释义
  • 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)
行业词典
  • 医学: 肢端肥大症:成人因垂体生长激素分泌过多所致慢性疾患,其特征为骨骼很多部分特别是鼻、耳、颌、指(趾)等远端部位的增大;此症对立面即肢端过小症(acromicria);
    药学: 肢端肥大症;