| acme | 1. The top or highest point; the culmination. "The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry." (Pope) "The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy." (I. Taylor) 2. <medicine> The crisis or height of a disease. 3. Mature age; full bloom of life. Origin: Gr. Point, top. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| acmesthesia | 1. Sensitivity to pinprick. 2. A cutaneous sensation of a sharp point. Origin: G. Acme, point, + aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |