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acromegaloidism

acromegaloidism noun: a condition with appearance/clinical presentation similar or identical to that of acromegaly, but with distinct pathophysiology.

Noun

acromegaloidism (uncountable)

  1. A condition with appearance/clinical presentation similar or identical to that of acromegaly, but with distinct pathophysiology.
    • Acromegaly is usually not a difficult condition to diagnose once the possibility of this disease has been raised. However, a few conditions present with some aspects of acromegaly or gigantism but without growth hormone (GH) excess. Such cases are described as "pseudoacromegaly" or...2017, Dahlqvist P, Spencer R, Marques P, Dang MN, Glad CAM, Johannsson G, Korbonits M, “Pseudoacromegaly: a differential diagnostic problem for acromegaly with a genetic solution”, in J Endocr Soc...

Synonyms of acromegaloidism

Origin of acromegaloidism

From acromegaloid + -ism.

Questions about acromegaloidism

What does acromegaloidism mean?
Acromegaloidism means a condition with appearance/clinical presentation similar or identical to that of acromegaly, but with distinct pathophysiology.
What part of speech is acromegaloidism?
Acromegaloidism is a noun.

Words near acromegaloidism in the dictionary

  1. acromegalic
  2. acromegalics
  3. acromegalies
  4. acromegalogigantism
  5. acromegaloid
  6. acromegaloidism
  7. acromegaloidisms
  8. acromegaly
  9. acromelalgia
  10. acromelanic
  11. acromelanism

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