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MeSH Heading: Acromegaly
Tree Number(s): C05.116.132.082; C10.228.140.617.738.250.100; C19.700.355.179
Unique ID: D000172
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000172
Annotation: coordinate with GROWTH HORMONE in animals or HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE in humans if pertinent
Scope Note: A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE in adults. It is characterized by bony enlargement of the FACE; lower jaw (PROGNATHISM); hands; FEET; HEAD; and THORAX. The most common etiology is a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp79-80)
Entry Term(s): Inappropriate GH Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly); Inappropriate Growth Hormone Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly); Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
NLM Classification #: WK 550
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06

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Acromegaly MeSH Descriptor Data 2024