Meanings
- uncountablebiologyA condition with appearance/clinical presentation similar or identical to that of acromegaly, but with distinct pathophysiology.
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Acromegaly is usually not a difficult condition to diagnose once the possibility of this disease has been raised. However, a few conditions present with some aspects of acromegaly or gigantism but without growth hormone (GH) excess. Such cases are described as "pseudoacromegaly" or "acromegaloidism".
2017, Dahlqvist P, Spencer R, Marques P, Dang MN, Glad CAM, Johannsson G, Korbonits M, “Pseudoacromegaly: a differential diagnostic problem for acromegaly with a genetic solution”, in J Endocr Soc, volume 1, number 8, →DOI, →PMID, pages 1104–1109Synonyms: pseudoacromegaly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA condition with appearance/clinical presentation similar or identical to that of acromegaly, but with distinct pathophysiology.
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