acromegaly的词源

英文词源

acromegaly (n.)

"gigantism due to activity of pituitary after normal growth has ceased," 1886, from French acromégalie, from medical Latin acromegalia, from Greek akron "extremity" (see acrid) + megas "great" (fem. megale; see mickle). Said in contemporary literature to have been coined 1885 by French physician Dr. Pierre Marie.

中文词源

acromegaly：肢端肥大症 

词根词缀： -acr-尖→肢端 + -o- + -mega-巨大的 + ly

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