Acropathy

Quick meaning: Acropathy is a noun meaning Any disease specific to the extremities.

Meaning

Any disease specific to the extremities.

Example Sentences

Of patients with pretibial myxedema, only 7% develop acropathy.

Patients with Graves' disease infrequently have acropathy consisting of digital "drumstick" clubbing of fingers or toes and subperiosteal newborn formation.

Kahane himself, however, finally gives as his own opinion that it should be ranked among the acropathies, which he defines as those affections which are localized in the peripheral parts of the limbs and as the ultimate basis of which are assumed lesions of a vasomotor nature.

Word Forms

• acropathies

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include acropathology, acroparaesthesia, acroparalysis, acroparesthesia, acropachyderma, arthropathy.

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