Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "acromegalic" sifa ce da ke bayyana yanayin kiwon lafiya da ke nuna girman girman ƙasusuwa, musamman a hannu, ƙafafu, da fuska. Acromegaly yawanci ana haifar da shi ne ta hanyar haɓakar haɓakar hormone girma a cikin glandar pituitary, sau da yawa yana haifar da ƙwayar cuta mara kyau. Alamomin acromegaly na yau da kullun sun haɗa da girma hannaye da ƙafafu, goshi da muƙamuƙi mai fitowa, da zurfafa murya.