Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acromegaly
1 sense of acromegaly
Sense 1
acromegaly, acromegalia -- (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))
=> hypertrophy -- (abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ)