Acromegaly is an English word with synonyms like hypertrophy. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Acromegaly in a sentence
Acromegaly meaning
A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
Synonyms of Acromegaly
Using Acromegaly
- The main meaning on this page is: A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
- Useful related words include: acromegalia, hypertrophy.
- In the example corpus, acromegaly often appears in combinations such as: as acromegaly.
Context around Acromegaly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Acromegaly
- In this selection, "acromegaly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include known as acromegaly made famous and struggles with acromegaly his personal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "acromegaly" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with acromegaly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tom was also found to have rare growth hormone disorder known as acromegaly, made famous by the James Bond villain Jaws. (21 words)
Besides the hypoparathyroidism program, that pipeline includes AZP-3813, a potential treatment for acromegaly, a disease in which the body produces too much growth hormone. (25 words)
They added that it can 'occur as an isolated finding or may be related to a number of conditions, such as acromegaly, as in this case'. (26 words)
The documentary covered André's childhood and early life in France, as well as the beginning of his wrestling career, his struggles with acromegaly, his personal life, and his final years. (31 words)
They added that it can 'occur as an isolated finding or may be related to a number of conditions, such as acromegaly, as in this case'. (26 words)
Besides the hypoparathyroidism program, that pipeline includes AZP-3813, a potential treatment for acromegaly, a disease in which the body produces too much growth hormone. (25 words)
Example sentences (4)
Besides the hypoparathyroidism program, that pipeline includes AZP-3813, a potential treatment for acromegaly, a disease in which the body produces too much growth hormone.
Tom was also found to have rare growth hormone disorder known as acromegaly, made famous by the James Bond villain Jaws.
They added that it can 'occur as an isolated finding or may be related to a number of conditions, such as acromegaly, as in this case'.
The documentary covered André's childhood and early life in France, as well as the beginning of his wrestling career, his struggles with acromegaly, his personal life, and his final years.
Common combinations with acromegaly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- as acromegaly 2×