acromegalicadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌakrə(ʊ)mᵻˈɡalɪk/, U.S.

/ˌækroʊməˈɡælɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: acromegaly n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < acromegaly n. + -ic suffix, after either French acromégalique (1889 or earlier) or acromegaly n.

Medicine.

A. adj.

Affected with acromegaly; of, relating to, or characteristic of acromegaly.

ΚΠ

1890 Brain 13 545 Their size is even more astounding than that of the hands of acromegalic patients.

1933 ‘B. Ross’ Drury Lane's Last Case iii. 37 They were vast gleaming machines decorated whimsically in a motif of pink and blue, like acromegalic infants primped out by a sentimental mother.

1987 W. Percy Thanatos Syndrome (1988) i. ix. 58 His long acromegalic Lincoln-like face inclined thoughtfully.

2006 J. S. Rand in J. S. Rand et al. Problem-based Feline Med. xv. 255/1 Acromegalic cats often have thickened enlarged tongues.

B. n.

A person who is affected with acromegaly.

ΚΠ

1892 Amer. Practitioner & News 13 245/1 The patient died, ‘like most acromegalics’, from marasmus and syncope.

1964 L. C. Martin Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 4) i. 29 X-ray of an acromegalic's hand.

2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic iv. 26 A weird elongated creature with a whitewall haircut who had the big head..of the acromegalic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acromegalic
释义	acromegalicadj.n. Brit. /ˌakrə(ʊ)mᵻˈɡalɪk/, U.S. /ˌækroʊməˈɡælɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: acromegaly n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < acromegaly n. + -ic suffix, after either French acromégalique (1889 or earlier) or acromegaly n. Medicine. A. adj. Affected with acromegaly; of, relating to, or characteristic of acromegaly. ΚΠ 1890 Brain 13 545 Their size is even more astounding than that of the hands of acromegalic patients. 1933 ‘B. Ross’ Drury Lane's Last Case iii. 37 They were vast gleaming machines decorated whimsically in a motif of pink and blue, like acromegalic infants primped out by a sentimental mother. 1987 W. Percy Thanatos Syndrome (1988) i. ix. 58 His long acromegalic Lincoln-like face inclined thoughtfully. 2006 J. S. Rand in J. S. Rand et al. Problem-based Feline Med. xv. 255/1 Acromegalic cats often have thickened enlarged tongues. B. n. A person who is affected with acromegaly. ΚΠ 1892 Amer. Practitioner & News 13 245/1 The patient died, ‘like most acromegalics’, from marasmus and syncope. 1964 L. C. Martin Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 4) i. 29 X-ray of an acromegalic's hand. 2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic iv. 26 A weird elongated creature with a whitewall haircut who had the big head..of the acromegalic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1890
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