Etymology

acrocephaly

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Ancient Greek ἄκρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄκρος“highest, on the extremity”
  2. English todayacrocephaly

From acro- + -cephaly, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “highest, on the extremity”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

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