OVERGROWTH SYNDROMES


Meaning of OVERGROWTH SYNDROMES in English

Conditions with multiple abnormalities including excessive growth. Early overgrowth syndromes that affecting children include the fragile X and Beckwith-Wiedemannn syndromes. Overactivity of the pituitary gland with overproductiuon of growth hormone causes overgrowth before adolescence and a distinctive pattern of overgrowth called acromegaly.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.