acromegalic

1. 1.

   marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face

   “a protruding acromegalic jaw”

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Questions about acromegalic

What does acromegalic mean?

acromegalic means "marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face".

How many syllables are in acromegalic?

acromegalic has 5 syllables: a-cro-me-ga-lic. The stress falls on "ga".

Is acromegalic a common word?

acromegalic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.