| 单词 | acrocephaly |
| 释义 | acrocephaly in American English (ˌækroʊˈsɛfəli) noun oxycephaly Derived forms acrocephalic (ˌacroceˈphalic) (ˌækroʊsəˈfælɪk) adjective or ˌacroˈcephalous (ˌækroʊˈsɛfələs) Word origin < acro- + Gr kephalē, head: see cephalicacrocephaly in American English (ˌækrəˈsefəli) noun Pathology a malformation in which the head is somewhat pointed; oxycephaly Also: acrocephalia (ˌækrousəˈfeiljə) Derived forms acrocephalic (ˌækrousəˈfælɪk) adjective or noun acrocephalous adjective Word origin [1875–80; acro- + -cephaly]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: authoritarian, cross-fertilization, graph, overdraft, slime moldacro- is a combining form with the meanings “height,” “tip end,” “extremities of the body,”used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix acro- include: acrogynous, acromion, acrophony, acrospire, acrostic |
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