Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of the nature of or relating to acromegaly.
- noun A victim of the complaint known as acromegaly.
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- adjective pathology Of or pertaining to
acromegaly . - noun pathology A person affected by
acromegaly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face
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Examples
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Both men owe their extreme height to a condition called acromegalic gigantism.
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The point is not whether Rondo Hatton and Fred Lightner really were exposed to mustard gas, or if they -- like many others -- became acromegalic through some other internal process.
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The point is not whether Rondo Hatton and Fred Lightner really were exposed to mustard gas, or if they -- like many others -- became acromegalic through some other internal process.
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The Globe article comes with an amazing college picture of Kerry, which makes him look like the 1933 heavyweight champ Primo Carnera, a simple-minded acromegalic giant with a pituitary gland problem.
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The Globe article comes with an amazing college picture of Kerry, which makes him look like the 1933 heavyweight champ Primo Carnera, a simple-minded acromegalic giant with a pituitary gland problem.
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For some, thoughts of baseball acromegalic Randy Johnson will quickly shrivel even the most turgid erection.
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For some, thoughts of baseball acromegalic Randy Johnson will quickly shrivel even the most turgid erection.
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As nearly as could be judged in that tangled hair and beard, the giant's features were acromegalic, eyes roofed with bony ridges, nose and jaw jutting coarsely forth, heavy lips and grisly huge teeth.
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Patients: Thirty-six acromegalic patients with active disease, resistant to somatostatin analogs, participated.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue
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Context: Pegvisomant (PEG) therapy has been associated with drug-induced liver dysfunction in acromegalic patients.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue
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