acromegaly
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English
Etymology
From French acromégalie, from New Latin acromegalia, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “tip, extremity”) and μέγας (mégas, “large”). By surface analysis, acro- + -megaly.
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Noun
acromegaly (plural acromegalies)
- (pathology) 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.
- 1934, Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer, Grove Press, published 1961, page 5:
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chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones
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