Acromegaloidism
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A condition with appearance/clinical presentation similar or identical to that of acromegaly, but with distinct pathophysiology. uncountable
"Acromegaly is usually not a difficult condition to diagnose once the possibility of this disease has been raised. However, a few conditions present with some aspects of acromegaly or gigantism but without growth hormone (GH) excess. Such cases are described as "pseudoacromegaly" or "acromegaloidism"."
Example
More examples"Acromegaly is usually not a difficult condition to diagnose once the possibility of this disease has been raised. However, a few conditions present with some aspects of acromegaly or gigantism but without growth hormone (GH) excess. Such cases are described as "pseudoacromegaly" or "acromegaloidism"."
Etymology
From acromegaloid + -ism.
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