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n.
A chronic disease of adults marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by overactivity of the pituitary gland.
[French acromégalie : Greek akron, top, extremity (from neuter of akros, extreme; see acro-) + Greek megas, megal-, big.]
acromegalic ac'ro·me·gal'ic (-mĭ-găl'ĭk) adj. & n.
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