acromegalia

See also: acromegàlia

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin acromegalia, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “tip, extremity”) and μέγας (mégas, “large”).

Noun

acromegalia (uncountable)

1. (pathology) Alternative form of acromegaly.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French acromégalie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kro.me.ɡaˈli.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: a‧cro‧me‧ga‧lì‧a

Noun

acromegalia f (plural acromegalie)

1. (medicine) acromegaly

Further reading

• “acromegalia”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• megacaloria

Portuguese

Etymology

From acro- + -megalia.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɾo.me.ɡaˈli.ɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɾu.mɨ.ɡɐˈli.ɐ/ [ɐ.kɾu.mɨ.ɣɐˈli.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɾu.mɨ.ɡɐˈli.ɐ/ [ɐ.kɾu.mɨ.ɣɐˈli.ɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɾu.mɨ.ɡɐˈli.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧cro‧me‧ga‧li‧a

Noun

acromegalia f (usually uncountable, plural acromegalias)

1. (pathology) acromegaly (chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones)

Further reading

• “acromegalia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “acromegalia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French acromégalie, equivalent to acro- +‎ -megalia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akɾomeˈɡalja/ [a.kɾo.meˈɣ̞a.lja]
• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: a‧cro‧me‧ga‧lia

Noun

acromegalia f (plural acromegalias)

1. (pathology) acromegaly (chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones)

Related terms

• acromegálico

Further reading

• “acromegalia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025