ACROMEGALY

Meaning of ACROMEGALY in English

n. Med. the abnormal growth of the hands, feet, and face, caused by excessive activity of the pituitary gland. acromegalic adj.

[ F acromégalie f. Gk akron extremity + megas megal- great ]

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ACROMEGALY — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1889 a disorder caused by excessive production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ACROMEGALY — Growth and metabolic disorder in which the skeletal extremities enlarge when a pituitary gland tumor causes overproduction of It is …
Английский словарь Британика
ACROMEGALY — ˌakrōˈmegəlē, -li noun also ac·ro·me·ga·lia -_mə̇ˈgālyə ( plural acromegalies also acromegalias ) Etymology: acromegaly from French acromégalie, from acr- + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACROMEGALY — (n.) Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.
Английский словарь Webster
ACROMEGALY — ( n. ) Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ACROMEGALY — — acromegalic /ak'roh meuh gal"ik/ , adj. /ak'reuh meg"euh lee/ , n. Pathol. a chronic disease characterized by enlargement of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACROMEGALY — n. (Pathology) abnormal condition causing enlargement of the bones (in the hands, feet and head)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ACROMEGALY — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1889 : a disorder caused by excessive production of growth hormone by the pituitary …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACROMEGALY — noun chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.
Webster English vocab
ACROMEGALY — [ ˌakrə(ʊ)'mɛgəli ] ■ noun Medicine abnormal growth of the hands, feet, and face, caused by overproduction of growth hormone. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ACROMEGALY — [ac.ro.meg.a.ly] n [ISV] (1889): chronic hyperpituitarism marked by progressive enlargement of hands, feet, and face -- ac.ro.me.gal.ic adj or n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ACROMEGALY — growth and metabolic disorder characterized by enlargement of the skeletal extremities. It is the result of overproduction of pituitary growth …
Britannica English vocabulary
ACROMEGALY — acromegaly BrE AmE ˌæk rəʊ ˈmeɡ ə l i AmE \ ˌæk roʊ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ACROMEGALY — n. Med. the abnormal growth of the hands, feet, and face, caused by excessive activity of the pituitary gland. øøacromegalic …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACROMEGALY — n. Med. the abnormal growth of the hands, feet, and face, caused by excessive activity of the pituitary gland. Derivatives: …
Oxford English vocab
ACROMEGALY — n. Growth and metabolic disorder in which the skeletal extremities enlarge when a pituitary gland tumor causes overproduction of growth …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ACROMEGALY — noun disease caused by excessive quantities of growth hormone produced by the pituitary gland, causing a slow enlargement of the …
English Dictionary of Medicine
ACROMEGALY — акромегалия (медицина) акромегалия
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACROMEGALY — Акромегалия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ACROMEGALY — n мед. акромегалия
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ACROMEGALY — (n) акромегалия
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ACROMEGALY — n мед. акромегалия
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ACROMEGALY — n мед. акромегалия
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ACROMEGALY — - acromegalia
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
ACROMEGALY — акромегалия (медицина) акромегалия
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACROMEGALY — n. Pronunciation: ˌ a-kr ō - ' me-g ə -l ē Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1889 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ACROMEGALIC — adjective or noun see: acromegaly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ACROMEGALIC — I. |akrōmə̇|galik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary acromegaly + -ic; originally formed as French acromégalique : exhibiting acromegaly the oldest …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACROMEGALOID — |akrō|megəˌlȯid adjective Etymology: acromegaly + -oid : resembling acromegaly
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIGANTISM — excessive growth in stature, well beyond the average for the individual's race and environmental conditions. In many cases tall stature …
Britannica English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLADDER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES gall bladder COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE postprandial ▪ Our study also showed that postprandial …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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