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ACROMEGALIE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A condition caused by hypersecretion of the pituitary growth hormone after maturity and characterized by enlargement of the extremities of the skeleton - the nose, jaws, fingers, and toes ...

Key term(s)
  • acromegalia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Affection caractérisée par «une hypertrophie singulière, non congénitale, des extrémités supérieures, inférieures et céphalique», apparaissant en général à l'âge adulte. Elle est presque toujours due à un adénome éosinophile du lobe antérieur de l'hypophyse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
DEF

Enfermedad crónica causada por la secreción anormalmente alta de hormonas del crecimiento por la glándula pituitaria. Se caracteriza por el crecimiento de ciertas partes del esqueleto, y especialmente la nariz, orejas, quijada y dedos.

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