acro- combining form ['akrǝʊ] of Greek akros tip, peak: see -O-.

■ acro'carpous adjective (of a moss) bearing the archegonia and capsules at the tip of a stem or main branch (opp. PLEUROCARPOUS) M19.

■ acro'centric adjective (Cytology) (of a chromosome) having the centromere close to the end M20.

■ acrodont adjective (Zoology) having the teeth attached to the ridge of the jaw, as in certain lizards M19.

■ acrogen noun (Botany) a cryptogam with a distinct permanent stem; a fern, a moss: M19.

■ acrolect noun [-LECT] Linguistics the dialect or variety of any language with the greatest prestige M20.

■ acrolith noun (Greek Antiquities) a statue with the head and extremities of stone, the trunk usu. of wood M19.

■ acro'lithic adjective of or pertaining to an acrolith M19.

■ acrome'galic adjective & noun pertaining to acromegaly; (a person) affected with acromegaly: E20.

■ acro'megaly noun (Medicine) abnormal enlargement of the hands, feet, and face; disease caused by excessive growth-hormone secretion, of which this is a symptom: L19.

■ ,acroparaes'thesia, *,acropares'thesia noun (Medicine) paraesthesia of the extremities L19.

■ a'cropetal adjective [Latin petere seek] Botany characterized by successive development of parts from below upwards L19.

■ a'cropetally adverb in an acropetal manner L19.

■ acrophobe noun a person afflicted with acrophobia M20.

■ acro'phobia noun irrational fear of heights L19.

■ acro'phobic adjective pertaining to or affected with acrophobia M20.

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