Acroclinium
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~ genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum
acrocomia
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~ Central and South American feather palms
acrocyanosis
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~ cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion
acrodont
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~ an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets
acrogen
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~ any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) 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)
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
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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)"
acrophobia
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~ a morbid fear of great heights
acrophony
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~ naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter
acropolis
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~ the citadel in ancient Greek towns
acropora
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~ coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals
acrosome
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~ a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
acrostic
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~ a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across