acromegaly

N a chronic disease characterized by enlargement of the bones of the head, hands, and feet, and swelling and enlargement of soft tissue, esp the tongue. It is caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland 肢端肥大症 → compare gigantism ^[1] 

acromegalia acromegaly 末端肥大症

acromegaly facies 肢端肥大症面容

acromegaly y 肢端肥大症

acromegaly acromegalia 肢端肥大症

iatrogenic acromegaly 醫原性肢端肥大症

megalakria acromegaly 肢端肥大病

Inaccessible Acromegaly 不能到達

Spurious acromegaly 假肢端肥大病

acromegaly y facies 肢端肥大症面容 ^[1] 

Acromegaly causes swelling of the soft tissues - in this case around the nose and mouth.

先端肥大症會造成鼻子和嘴周圍軟組織腫大。

Because acromegaly is uncommon and physical changes occur gradually, it often isn't recognized right away.

由於肢端肥大症並不常見，而且生理改變是逐漸發生的，因此不會立刻察覺。

People who have acromegaly or gigantism (also called giantism) will grow very tall, usually because of problems with their pituitary glands and an overabundance of.

那些有肢端肥大症或者巨人症(也稱為“巨大症”)的人會長得非常高，這通常是由於他們的腦垂體出了問題，成長激素過多。 ^[1]