Meanings
alternative acr- · alternative akro-
- The extremities: limbs, head, fingers, toes, etc.
acroasphyxia
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acroarthritis
acrodysplasia
- Located or positioned at a tip or tips of an object or body.
acrocentric
2 more examples
acropleurogenous
acrocarpous
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós
- Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)
- Englishacro-
From international scientific vocabulary, per above.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
acro-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acro-
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