英语词汇“acromegaly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

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acromegaly

释义

acromegaly Path.|ækrəʊˈmɛgəlɪ|
[ad. Fr. acromégalie (P. Marie), f. Gr. ἄκρον extremity + µέγας, µεγαλ- great.]
A disease characterized by hypertrophy and enlargement of the extremities. Hence acromegalic |-mɪˈgælɪk| a., pertaining to or of the nature of acromegaly; n., one affected with acromegaly.
1889Brain July 59 Acromegaly. By Pierre Marie, M.D.1896Godey's Mag. Feb. 125/1 A..very rare disease,..acromegaly, or the enormous enlargement of the feet, hands, face, and chest.1902Lancet 27 Sept. 884/2 The historic and folklore record about acromegalic and giant.1909Cent. Dict. Suppl., Acromegalic, a. and n.1937Jrnl. R. Anthrop. Inst. LXVII. 161 Acromegalic crania are not infrequently metopic.1937W. Inge Modernism in Lit. 3 A modernist sculptor will carve figures apparently suffering from elephantiasis or acromegaly.1953Sci. News XXX. 62 Acromegaly..is a condition caused by an excessive production of growth hormone in the adult.1964L. Martin Clinical Endocrinol. (ed. 4) i. 29 X-ray of an acromegalic's hand.

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