Definition of "acromegalic" []

• Of or pertaining to acromegaly. (adjective)
• A person affected by acromegaly. (noun)

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• "Both men owe their extreme height to a condition called acromegalic gigantism."
• "The point is not whether Rondo Hatton and Fred Lightner really were exposed to mustard gas, or if they -- like many others -- became acromegalic through some other internal process."
• "The Globe article comes with an amazing college picture of Kerry, which makes him look like the 1933 heavyweight champ Primo Carnera, a simple-minded acromegalic giant with a pituitary gland problem."