acrocentric
— Adjective
– English
～ having a subterminal centromere; "an acrocentric chromosome"
Acrocephalus
— Noun
– English
～ a genus of Sylviidae
acrocephaly
— Noun
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～ a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape
Acroclinium
— Noun
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～ genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum
acrocomia
— Noun
– English
～ Central and South American feather palms
acrocyanosis
— Noun
– English
～ cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion
acrodont
— Noun
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～ an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets
acrogen
— Noun
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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
— Adjective
– English
～ pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
acrogenous
— Adjective
– English
～ pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
acrolein
— Noun
– English
～ a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
acromegalia
— Noun
– English
～ 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
— Adjective
– English
～ marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"
acromegaly
— Noun
– English
～ 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
— Noun
– English
～ abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes)
acromikria
— Noun
– English
～ abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes)
acromion
— Noun
– English
～ the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade
acromphalus
— Noun
– English
～ abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia
acromyotonia
— Noun
– English
～ myotonia of the extremities only; causes spastic deformity of the hand or foot
acronym
— Noun
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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)"