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noun Pathology.
a chronic disease characterized by enlargement of the bones of the head, the soft parts of the feet and hands, and sometimes other structures, due to excessive secretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland.
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Acromegaly
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
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| acromegaly (ˌækrəʊˈmɛɡəlɪ) | |
| —n | |
| Compare gigantism a chronic disease characterized by enlargement of the bones of the head, hands, and feet, and swelling and enlargement of soft tissue, esp the tongue. It is caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland | |
| [C19: from French acromégalie, from | |
| acromegalic | |
| —adj, —n | |
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acromegaly ac·ro·meg·a·ly (āk'rō-měg'ə-lē)
n.
A disorder marked by progressive enlargement of the head, face, hands, feet, and chest due to excessive secretion of growth hormone by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Also called Marie's disease.
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