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acrodynia

acrodynia noun: an epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.

Noun

acrodynia (uncountable)

  1. An epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.
    Synonyms:
    epidemic erythema, pedionalgia epidemica, pink disease

acrodynia meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Indonesian

acrodynia in Tamil

புறமுனைவலி, முனைவலி

acrodynia in Kannada

ಬೆರಳುನರದುರಿತ

acrodynia in Indonesian

a disease of the skin
akrodinia

Synonyms of acrodynia

Origin of acrodynia

From acro- + -dynia or acr- + -odynia.

Words formed from acrodynia

Questions about acrodynia

What does acrodynia mean?
Acrodynia means an epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.
What is acrodynia in Tamil?
Acrodynia in Tamil is புறமுனைவலி, முனைவலி. See Acrodynia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acrodynia?
Acrodynia is a noun.

Words near acrodynia in the dictionary

  1. acrodonts
  2. acrodonty
  3. acrodrome
  4. acrodromous
  5. acrodynamic
  6. acrodynia
  7. acrodynic
  8. acrodysesthesia
  9. acrodysostoses
  10. acrodysostosis
  11. acrodysplasia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: acrodynia (page history and authors); acrodynia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acrodynia (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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