acrocentric
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～ having a subterminal centromere; "an acrocentric chromosome"
Acrocephalus
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～ a genus of Sylviidae
acrocephaly
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～ a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape
Acroclinium
— Navneord
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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
acrogenic
— Tillægsord
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～ pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
acrogenous
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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
— Tillægsord
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～ marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"
acromegaly
— Navneord
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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
— Navneord
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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)"