Preferred Label : Acromegaly;
NCIt definition : A syndrome characterized by enlargement of the hands, feet, ears, nose, lips, and
tongue, skin thickening and swelling of internal organs. It is caused by overproduction
of growth hormone in the pituitary gland, usually by a pituitary adenoma.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: Excessive growth of body tissues due to overproduction of growth hormone in
an individual who has completed linear growth.; NCI-GLOSS: A condition in which the pituitary gland makes too much growth hormone
after normal growth of the skeleton is finished. This causes the bones of the hands,
feet, head, and face to grow larger than normal. Acromegaly can be caused by a pituitary
gland tumor.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000476630;
Origin ID : C84533;
UMLS CUI : C0001206;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- DO Cross reference
- See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- concept_is_in_subset
- disease_has_finding
- may_be_associated_disease_of_disease
