- Acrotic
- Acrotic A*crot"ic, a. [Gr. ? an extreme, fr. ?.] (Med.) Pertaining to or affecting the surface. [1913 Webster]
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acrotic — acrotic, a. Path. (əˈkrɒtɪk) [improp. f. ἀκρότ ης an extreme + ic.] Of diseases: Pertaining to the surface or outside. Mayne Exp. Lex … Useful english dictionary
acrotic — 1. Marked by great weakness or absence of the pulse; pulseless. [G. a priv. + krotos, a striking] 2. Obsolete term relating to the surface of the body, especially the cutaneous glands. [G. akrotes, extremity] * * * acrot·ic (ă krotґik) [a 1… … Medical dictionary
acrotic — adj. of acrotism, having a weak pulse, lacking a pulse … English contemporary dictionary
acrotic — a. pertaining to surface … Dictionary of difficult words
acrotism — acrotic /euh krot ik/, adj. /ak reuh tiz euhm/, n. Pathol. absence or weakness of the pulse. [1850 55; A 6 + Gk krót(os) beating or rhythmical sound + ISM] * * * … Universalium
acrotism — acrotic /euh krot ik/, adj. /ak reuh tiz euhm/, n. Pathol. absence or weakness of the pulse. [1850 55; A 6 + Gk krót(os) beating or rhythmical sound + ISM] * * * acrotism /akˈrə ti zm/ (medicine) noun Absence of pulsation ORIGIN: Gr a (privative) … Useful english dictionary
acrotism — /ˈækrətɪzəm/ (say akruhtizuhm) noun absence or weakness of the pulse. {a 6 + Greek krotos a beat + ism} –acrotic /əˈkrɒtɪk/ (say uh krotik), adjective …
