acromegaly

n. 肢端肥大症 [医] 肢端巨大症

发音

其它 /ˌækɹoʊˈmɛɡəli/

词形变化

acromegalies 复数 acromegalies

别名

acromegalia

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    肢端肥大症

    医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

acromegalia

上位词 1

hypertrophy

部分词 1

hyperpituitarism

词源

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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