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acromegalia

acromegalia is the alternative form of acromegaly.

Meaning of acromegaly

Noun

acromegaly (plural acromegalies)

  1. A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
    • Tania is a fever, too—les voies urinaires, Café de la Liberté, Place des Vosges, bright neckties on the Boulevard Montpamasse, dark bathrooms, Porto Sec, Abdullah cigarettes, the adagio sonata Pathétique, aural amplificators, anecdotal seances, burnt sienna breasts, heavy garters, what time is it...1934, Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer, Grove Press, published 1961, page 5

Origin of acromegalia

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin acromegalia, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “tip, extremity”) and μέγας (mégas, “large”).

Questions about acromegalia

What is acromegalia the alternative form of?
Acromegalia is the alternative form of acromegaly.

Words near acromegalia in the dictionary

  1. acrologic
  2. acrologically
  3. acrology
  4. acrolophid
  5. acromania
  6. acromegalia
  7. acromegaliac
  8. acromegaliacs
  9. acromegalic
  10. acromegalics
  11. acromegalies

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