golgi's cell: a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter
living thing: a living (or once living) entity
acromegaly: 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)