acromegaly

English

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Etymology

French acromégalie, from New Latin acromegalia, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (akron, “tip, extremity”) and μέγας (megas, “large”). acro- + -megaly

Noun

acromegaly (plural acromegalies)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• acromegalia
• Marie's disease

Derived terms

• acromegalic

Translations

chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones

Albanian: akromegalia (sq) Bulgarian: акромегалия (bg) (akromegalija) Chinese: trad. 肢端肥大癥, simpl. 肢端肥大症 Cantonese: ji1 dyun1 fei4 daai6 jing1 Mandarin: zhī duān féi dà zhèng Czech: akromegalie (cs) Dutch: acromegalie (nl) f. and m. Finnish: akromegalia (fi) French: acromégalie (fr) f. Galician: acromegalia (gl) f. German: Akromegalie (de) Hebrew: אקרומגליה (he)

Italian: acromegalia (it) f. Japanese: 先端巨大症 (ja) (せんたんきょだいしょう, sentankyodaishō) Norwegian: akromegali (no) Polish: akromegalia (pl) f. Portuguese: acromegalia (pt) f. Serbian: акромегалија (sr) (akromegalija) f. Slovak: akromegália (sk) f. Spanish: acromegalia (es) f. Swedish: akromegali (sv) Turkish: akromegali (tr) Ukrainian: акромегалія (uk) (akromegalija) f.

See also

• gigantism