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acro-

acro- prefix: the extremities: limbs, head, fingers, toes, etc.

Prefix

acro-

  1. The extremities: limbs, head, fingers, toes, etc.
    • acroarthritis
    • acroasphyxia
  2. Located or positioned at a tip or tips of an object or body.
    • acrocentric
    • acropleurogenous
  3. Located or positioned at the top; uppermost.
    • acrodendrophile
    • acropleustophyte
  4. Beginning, initial.
    • acrophony
    • acronym
  5. Pointed in shape.
    • acrocephalic
    • Acronicta
  6. Heights, high in location.
    • acrophilia
    • acrophilia
  7. The peak of a wave or cycle; accented.
    • acrophase
    • acrostatic
  8. Upper.
    • acrophyll
    • acrolect
  9. High in altitude, montane.
    • acrophyte
    • acrophile
  10. Etching or engraving.
    • acrography
    • acrography
  11. Acrobatics.
    • acrobalance
    • Acroyoga

Forms of acro-

alternative formacr-
alternative formakro-

Origin of acro-

From international scientific vocabulary, per above.

Questions about acro-

What does acro- mean?
Acro- means the extremities: limbs, head, fingers, toes, etc.
What part of speech is acro-?
Acro- is a prefix.

Words near acro- in the dictionary

  1. acrivastine
  2. acrixolimab
  3. acro
  4. acro dance
  5. acro prop
  6. acro-
  7. acro-balance
  8. acro-dermato-ungual-lacrimal-tooth syndrome
  9. acroaesthesia
  10. acroagnosis
  11. acroama

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