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a combining form with the meanings “height,” “tip end,” “extremities of the body,” used in the formation of compound words: acrophobia.
Also, especially before a vowel, acr-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of ákros topmost, highest; akin to L ācer sharp. Cf. acme, ear 2
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acro- or acr-  
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    1. Top; summit: acropetal.

    2. Height: acrophobia.

    3. Tip; beginning: acronym.

    4. Extremity of the body: acromegaly.

    1. Tip; beginning: acronym.

    2. Extremity of the body: acromegaly.


[From Greek akros, extreme; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]
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acro- or acr-
pref.

  1. Top; summit; height: acrophobia.

  2. Tip; beginning: acrosome.

  3. Extremity of the body: acroparalysis.

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