Acra

Quick meaning: Acra is a noun meaning (anatomy, rare) The vascular areas of the body most removed from the heart.

Meaning

(anatomy, rare) The vascular areas of the body most removed from the heart.

Example Sentences

The principal differential diagnostic considerations in the case of nevi situated at the acra are atypical nevus and melanoma and, occasionally Spitz nevus/tumor.

The surface area to volume ratio requires that the surface temperature in the nearly cylinder-shaped body parts should be lower the smaller their radius is. Consequently skin temperatures drop toward the ends of the extremities. A quicker cooling of the acra compared to head or trunk also occurs.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include endarterium, region, periapex, apex, periaqueduct, intracranium.

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