Definition
Relating to or affecting the extremities or surface of the body, especially in medical contexts.
Etymology
From Greek 'akron' (peak, extremity) plus the suffix '-ic' (relating to). Medical terminology adopted this term to describe conditions concentrated at the body's outer edges or furthest points.
Kelly Says
In historical medicine, doctors classified diseases as 'acrotic' if they only affected your fingertips, toes, and ears—they believed the body's extremities were weaker and more vulnerable to disease, which we now know is partly true!
Translations
ARالعربية
أَكْرُوْسْتِش
ak-roo-stish
BNবাংলা
অ্যাক্রোস্টিক
ak-ro-stik
CACatalà
acrostic
ak-ro-stik
CSČeština
akrostik
ak-ro-stik
DADansk
akrostisk
ak-ro-stisk
DEDeutsch
akrostisch
ak-ro-stish
ELΕλληνικά
ακροστιχ
ak-ro-stikh
ESEspañol
acrótico
ak-ro-ti-ko
FISuomi
akrostiikki
ak-ros-ti-ikki
FRFrançais
acrostiche
ak-ro-stis
GUGU
અક્રોસ્ટિક
ak-ro-stik
HEעברית
אקרוסטיכון
ak-ro-stik-hon
HIहिन्दी
अक्रोस्टिक
ak-ro-stik
HUMagyar
akrosztikus
ak-ro-stik-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
acrotic
ak-ro-tik
ITItaliano
acrotico
ak-ro-ti-ko
JA日本語
acrotic
akuro-tikku
KKKK
акростих
ak-ro-stish
KMKM
អាក្រូស្ទិច
a-kro-s-ti-ch
MRMR
अक्रोस्टिक
ak-ro-stik
MSBahasa Melayu
akrostik
ak-ro-stik
MYမြန်မာ
အကြိုစတိတ်
a-k-ro-s-ti-et
NLNederlands
acrotisch
ak-ro-tish
NONorsk
akrostisk
ak-ro-stisk
PLPolski
akrostyk
ak-ro-stik
PTPortuguês
acrostico
ak-ro-sti-ko
RORomână
acrostic
ak-ro-stik
RUРусский
акростих
ak-ro-stikh
SVSvenska
akrostisk
ak-ro-stisk
SWKiswahili
acrotic
ak-ro-tik
TAதமிழ்
ஆக்கிரோஸ்டிக்
aa-kro-os-tik
TEతెలుగు
అక్రోస్టిక్
ak-ro-stik
THไทย
แอคโครติก
aek-kro-tik
TRTürkçe
akrostik
ak-ro-stik
UKУкраїнська
акростих
ak-ro-stish
URاردو
اکروسٹک
ak-ro-stik
VITiếng Việt
acrotic
ak-ro-tik
ZH中文
acrotic
ā-kē-lǔ-tì-kē