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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ac·ro·meg·a·ly /ˌækroˈmɛgəli/
 前端肥大症

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 ac·ro·meg·a·ly /ˌækroˈmɛgəlɪ/ 名詞
 肢端巨大症,肢端肥大,肢端肥大症

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ac·ro·meg·a·ly n.  Med. Chronic enlargement of many bones of the skeleton, especially bones of hands, feet and face; the condition is due to excessive secretion of growth hormone.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 acromegaly
      n : 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) [syn: acromegalia]