enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)
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用作名词 (n.)
Pachydermoperiostosis( PDP) is a rare disease that may mimic secondary hypertrophic osteoarhropathy or acromegaly. 厚皮性骨膜病为一罕见疾病,临床上极似续发性肥大骨关节炎或肢端肥大症。
美
[ˌækrə'megəlɪ]
