| acromiohumeral | Relating to the acromion and the humerus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| acromion | <anatomy> The lateral triangular projection of the spine of the scapula that forms the point of the shoulder and articulates with the clavicle. (27 Sep 1997) |
| acromion presentation | Transverse presentation with the shoulder as the presenting part. Synonym: acromion presentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromioscapular | Relating to both the acromion and body of the scapula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromiothoracic | Relating to the acromion and the thorax; denoting especially the thoracoacromial artery. Synonym: acromiothoracic, thoracicoacromial. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromiothoracic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, muscles and skin of shoulder and upper chest; anastomoses, branches of superior thoracic, internal thoracic, lateral thoracic, posterior and anterior circumflex humeral, and suprascapular. Synonym: arteria thoracoacromialis, acromiothoracic artery, thoracic axis, thoracoacromial trunk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromphalus | Abnormal projection of the umbilicus. Origin: acro-+ G. Omphalos, umbilicus (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromyotonia | Myotonia affecting the extremities only, resulting in spasmodic deformity of the hand or foot. Synonym: acromyotonus. Origin: acro-+ G. Mys, muscle, + tonos, tension (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromyotonus | Myotonia affecting the extremities only, resulting in spasmodic deformity of the hand or foot. Synonym: acromyotonus. Origin: acro-+ G. Mys, muscle, + tonos, tension (05 Mar 2000) |
| acronine | <chemical> 3,12-dihydro-6-methoxy-3,3,12-trimethyl-7h-pyrano(2,3-c)acridin-7-one. An alkaloid antineoplastic agent isolated from acronychia baueri. It disrupts the function of intracellular membranes. Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, phytogenic. Chemical name: 7H-Pyrano(2,3-c)acridin-7-one, 3,12-dihydro-6-methoxy-3,3,12-trimethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| acronychal | <astronomy> Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star; opposed to cosmical. The word is sometimes incorrectly written acronical, achronychal, acronichal, and acronical. Origin: Gr. At nightfall; + night. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| acronyctous | <astronomy> Acronycal. Origin: Gr.; +, night. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| acropachy | Thickening of peripheral tissues; seen most often in hypothyroidism and hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy. Origin: acro-+ G. Pachys, thick (05 Mar 2000) |
| acropachyderma | Synonym: pachydermoperiostosis. Origin: acro-+ G. Pachys, thick, + derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| acroparesthesia | 1. Paresthesia of one or more of the extremities. 2. Nocturnal paresthesia involving the hands, most often of middle-aged women; formerly attributed to a lesion in the thoracic outlet, but now known to be a classic symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome. Origin: acro-+ paresthesia (05 Mar 2000) |