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acromegaly

noun/ˌækrəʊˈmɛɡəlɪ/

C2CEFR level
92/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A disorder of adults caused by excess growth hormone, producing enlargement of the hands, feet and facial features.

The gradual change in his ring and shoe size over years was the first sign of acromegaly.

Topic: Endocrine & diabetes in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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