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ACROMEGALIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face
Example:
a protruding acromegalic jaw
Classified under:
Similar:
unshapely (not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape)
Derivation:
acromegaly (enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor))
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