acrodynia

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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.

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epidemic erythemapedionalgia epidemicapink disease
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Meanings

nounacrodynia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

Similar
epidemic erythemapedionalgia epidemicapink disease

Origin

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

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Translations

Indonesian akrodinia
  • akrodiniaa disease of the skin
Portuguese acrodinia
  • acrodiniaa disease of the skin
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APA

acrodynia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrodynia

MLA

“acrodynia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrodynia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acrodynia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrodynia.

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