Acromyodous

/ækroʊˈmaɪədəs/ adjective

Definition

Characterized by or relating to muscle tissue or muscular conditions affecting the extremities of the body.

Etymology

From Greek akron (peak) and myodous from myos (muscle) and the adjectival suffix -ous, forming an alternate medical adjective form.

Kelly Says

This suffix variation (-ous instead of -ic) shows how medical terminology developed multiple versions of the same word until modern medicine standardized the language.

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