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Acromegaly

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000176

A condition in which the pituitary gland makes too much growth hormone after normal growth of the skeleton is finished. This causes the bones of the hands, feet, head, and face to grow larger than normal. Acromegaly can be caused by a pituitary gland tumor.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000176
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000176",
  "term": "Acromegaly",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A condition in which the pituitary gland makes too much growth hormone after normal growth of the skeleton is finished. This causes the bones of the hands, feet, head, and face to grow larger than normal. Acromegaly can be caused by a pituitary gland tumor.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/acromegaly/"
}

Record 278 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.