acromegalic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From acromegal(y) + -ic.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌækɹoʊmɪˈɡælɪk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌakɹə(ʊ)mɪˈɡalɪk/
Adjective[edit]
acromegalic (comparative more acromegalic, superlative most acromegalic)
- (pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly. [from 19th c.]
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 133:
- At that moment a match flared on the far side of the room and illuminated the ruddy acromegalic features of Smirke […]
Translations[edit]
pertaining to acromegaly
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Noun[edit]
acromegalic (plural acromegalics)
- (pathology) A person affected by acromegaly. [from 19th c.]