acromegalia

See also: acromegàlia

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin acromegalia, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “tip, extremity”) and μέγας (mégas, “large”).

Noun

acromegalia (uncountable)

1. (pathology) Alternative form of acromegaly.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French acromégalie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kro.me.ɡaˈli.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: a‧cro‧me‧ga‧lì‧a

Noun

acromegalia f (plural acromegalie)

1. (medicine) acromegaly

Further reading

• acromegalia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• megacaloria

Portuguese

Etymology

From acro- +‎ -megalia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɾo.me.ɡaˈli.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɾo.me.ɡaˈli.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɾo.me.ɡaˈli.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɾu.mɨ.ɡɐˈli.ɐ/ [ɐ.kɾu.mɨ.ɣɐˈli.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧cro‧me‧ga‧li‧a

Noun

acromegalia f (plural acromegalias)

1. (pathology) acromegaly (chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French acromégalie, equivalent to acro- +‎ -megalia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akɾomeˈɡalja/ [a.kɾo.meˈɣ̞a.lja]
• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: a‧cro‧me‧ga‧lia

Noun

acromegalia f (plural acromegalias)

1. (pathology) acromegaly (chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones)

Related terms

• acromegálico

 

Further reading

• “acromegalia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16