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acromegaly. abnormal enlargement of the extremities of the skeleton due to overgrowth of connective tissue and increased appositional growth of bone caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland in adults. (Marie's disease), a condition caused by hyperfunction of the pituitary gland in adults. Characterized by enlargement of the skeletal extremities, including the feet, hands, mandible, and nose. Acromegaly.
A lack of growth hormone causes growth hormone deficiency. You can be born with this condition. If that happens, it's called congenital growth hormone deficiency. But growth hormone deficiency can also develop during childhood or when you're an adult, which is called acquired growth hormone deficiency. This can cause a child to be very short or an adult to have very low bone density and muscle strength.