Definition that contains growth hormone
- acromegalia 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)
- gigantism excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
- giantism excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
- pituitary dwarf a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)
- overgrowth excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
- growth hormone-releasing factor a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body
- protropin trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone; use by athletes and weightlifters is banned
- hypophysial dwarf a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)
- ghrelin a gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach; appears to be a stimulant for appetite and feeding, but is also a strong stimulant of growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary
- levi-lorrain dwarf a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)