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| Preferred Name | Growth hormone excess | |
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Acral hypertrophy Acromegalic growth Acromegaly |
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| Definitions |
Acromegaly is a condition resulting from overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in persons with closed epiphyses, and consists chiefly in the enlargement of the distal parts of the body. The circumference of the skull increases, the nose becomes broad, the tongue becomes enlarged, the facial features become coarsened, the mandible grows excessively, and the teeth become separated. The fingers and toes grow chiefly in thickness. Disorder resulting from excess pituitary gland production of growth hormone (hGH). |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000845 |
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Disorder resulting from excess pituitary gland production of growth hormone (hGH).
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MeSH:D000172 UMLS:C0001206
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| definition |
Acromegaly is a condition resulting from overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in persons with closed epiphyses, and consists chiefly in the enlargement of the distal parts of the body. The circumference of the skull increases, the nose becomes broad, the tongue becomes enlarged, the facial features become coarsened, the mandible grows excessively, and the teeth become separated. The fingers and toes grow chiefly in thickness.
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HP:0008856
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Acral hypertrophy Acromegalic growth Acromegaly
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human_phenotype
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HP:0000845
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Growth hormone excess
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obo
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HP:0000845
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Growth hormone excess
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