noun
Medical term for a hormonal disorder causing enlargement of extremities and facial features.
先端巨大症は成長ホルモンの過剰分泌によって起こる。
Acromegaly is caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone.
Compound of 先端 (sentan, 'tip, extremity'), 巨大 (kyodai, 'huge'), and 症 (shō, 'disease, condition').