Key to abbreviations: dk = dark, lt = light, m- = medium, lv = living things, mm = man-made things, m = masculine, f = feminine, n = neuter, c = common gender, pl = plural. You can find more colour words and notes on colours in individual languages by clicking on the language names that are links.
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.
Hypersecretion of thyroid hormone Overproduction of thyroid hormone can be due to adenoma of the thyrotropic cells of the anterior pituitary, a thyroid tumor or an autoimmune reaction to TSH receptors on thyrotropic cells (Graves' disease). Symptoms: 1. High BMR and high body temperature with profuse sweating.yposecretion of Growth hormone-Pituitary dwarfism Due to decreased production of growth hormone from the somatotropic cells of the anterior pituitary. Generally due to a nonmalignant adenoma of the non-somatotropic tissue of the anterior pituitary.