Akademik
acro-
Combining
form
meaning:
1.
Extremity
, tip, end,
peak
, topmost.
2.
Extreme. [G. akron, highest
point
,
extremity
; akros, topmost, outermost, inmost, extreme, tip]
* * *
prefix denoting
1.
extremity
;
tip
.
Example:
acrohypothermy
(abnormal coldness of the extremities (hands and feet)).
2.
height
;
promontory
.
Example:
acrophobia
(morbid dread of heights).
3.
extreme;
intense
.
Example:
acromania
(an extreme degree of mania).
Medical dictionary
.
2011
.