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acral

UK/ˈæ.krəl/

acral adjective: of or pertaining to peripheral body parts, such as toes and fingers.

Adjective

acral (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to peripheral body parts, such as toes and fingers.
    • Acral melanoma is a type of skin cancer that occurs on fingers, palms, soles, and nail beds.
    • Acral distribution of a dermatosis means it affects distal portions of limbs (hand, foot) and head (ears, nose).

acral meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada

acral in Tamil

புறமுனை, புறமுனை பாதிப்பு

acral in Bengali

শরীরের প্রান্তীয় অঙ্গ সংক্রান্ত

acral in Kannada

ಕೈಕಾಲಿನ, ಬೆರಳುಗಳ

Origin of acral

From acr- + -al.

Words formed from acral

Questions about acral

What does acral mean?
Acral means of or pertaining to peripheral body parts, such as toes and fingers.
What is acral in Tamil?
Acral in Tamil is புறமுனை, புறமுனை பாதிப்பு. See Acral meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acral?
Acral is an adjective.
How do you pronounce acral?
Acral is pronounced /ˈæ.krəl/ (UK).

Words near acral in the dictionary

  1. Acrab
  2. acracies
  3. acracy
  4. acraein
  5. acrage
  6. acral
  7. acraldehyde
  8. acrally
  9. acrania
  10. acranial
  11. acraniate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: acral (page history and authors); acral (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acral (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acral (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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