acropathy

a·crop·a·thy

[uh-krop-uh-thee]
noun Pathology.
any disease of the extremities.

Origin:
acro- + -pathy

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acropathy a·crop·a·thy (ə-krŏp'ə-thē)
n.
Hereditary clubbing of the fingers and toes without an associated progressive disease.

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