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(2) enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face(3) often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances(4) caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)
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(2) enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face(3) often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances(4) caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)
(1) Metabolic disturbances like ostereoporosis, rickets etc., are covered together with endocrine afflictions like acromegaly and hyperparathyroidism.(2) Cushing recognized the states of hypopituitarism and hyperpituitarism, and he had a keen interest in acromegaly and dwarfism.(3) Each of these patients had diseases known to predispose to heterotopic calcification including scleroderma, acromegaly , and diabetes mellitus.(4) Octreotide also is given to decrease growth hormone secretion in acromegaly .(5) Other nonmalignant endocrine disorders with features of androgen excess include Cushing's syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome, acromegaly and congenital adrenal hyperplasia.(6) A non-contact sport played by acromegalic millionaires.(7) Scott had been diagnosed at one point as acromegalic , which meant that his body was producing too much growth hormone, but the state was natural, not brought about, by laboratory science.(8) Functional measurements were done at rest, and thus, it is unclear whether DL could increase to a greater extent during exercise in acromegalic patients.(9) Sleep disordered breathing is a common finding in newly presenting acromegalic subjects.(10) The experienced consultant endocrinologist made a spot diagnosis as the couple entered the consulting room and directed his remarks entirely to the husband, who was clearly acromegalic .
