acrogen
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– Engelsk
~ any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
acrogenic
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
acrogenous
— Tillægsord
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~ pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
acrolein
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~ a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
acromegalia
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~ enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)
acromegalic
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~ marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"
acromegaly
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~ enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)
acromicria
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~ abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes)
acromikria
— Navneord
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~ abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes)
acromion
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~ the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade
acromphalus
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~ abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia
acromyotonia
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~ myotonia of the extremities only; causes spastic deformity of the hand or foot
acronym
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~ a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word; "`NATO' is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization"; "the word `scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)"
acronymic
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ characterized by the use of acronyms
acronymous
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ characterized by the use of acronyms