acromegaly
英 [ˌækrə'megəlɪ] 美 [ˌækrə'megəlɪ]

n.

肢端肥大症；

英英释义

acromegaly[ ,ækrəu'meɡəli ]

• n.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)

  同义词：acromegalia

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Pachydermoperiostosis( PDP) is a rare disease that may mimic secondary hypertrophic osteoarhropathy or acromegaly.
   厚皮性骨膜病为一罕见疾病,临床上极似续发性肥大骨关节炎或肢端肥大症。

权威例句

Acromegaly
[Acromegaly]
Guidelines for acromegaly management: an update
Criteria for cure of acromegaly: a consensus statement
A consensus on criteria for cure of acromegaly.
Treatment of acromegaly with the growth hormone-receptor antagonist pegvisomant.
Systemic complications of acromegaly: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management
Mortality and Cancer Incidence in Acromegaly: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Mortality and cancer incidence in acromegaly: a retrospective cohort study. United Kingdom Acromegaly Study Group.
Growth hormone-releasing factor from a human pancreatic tumor that caused acromegaly.