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By H. Michael Lambert, MD
- Uploaded on Jul 29, 2013.
- Last modified by Caroline Bozell on Mar 17, 2014.
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- Acromegaly
- Condition/keywords
- acromegaly
- Description
- Acromegaly, chronic disease of middle life characterized by overgrowth of bone, connective tissue and viscera in response to prolonged and excessive secretion of growth hormone. Visual loss due to chiasmal compression and less frequently diabetic retinopathy.