"acropathy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acropathies [plural]
Etymology: acro- + -pathy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|acro|pathy}} acro- + -pathy Head templates: {{en-noun}} acropathy (plural acropathies)
  1. Any disease specific to the extremities.

Inflected forms

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