Acres

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As extremities ( . Greek - anat. Pluraletantum ; from ancient Greek ἄκρος akros , extremely '→ neulat. ( Neologism "extremities" analogous to " limb ": lat. Extremus , extreme'); as a prefix , Acro ', Acral - ',' Akral- ', as suffix ' -akrie ') are those parts of the human body that are furthest away from the trunk .

These include:

1. the distal parts (peripheral ends) of the extremities of the body:
   • Hands and fingers
   • Feet and toes
2. the protruding parts of the body:
   • various distinctive facial or skull areas:
     • Nose , ears , chin , cheekbones and eyebrow arches
   • Primary sexual characteristics visible from the outside or parts of them:
     • Penis and scrotum in men
     • Vulva (incl. Mons ) in women
   • secondary sexual characteristics or parts thereof:
     • the female breast

Diseases

A pronounced, pathological enlargement of the acra - especially the outer extremities (see above) - is technically referred to as acromegaly ( synonym : pachyakrie), an abnormally small size of the acra is called acromicia .

See also

• Acrofacial dysostosis
• Acroosteolysis
• Acroparaesthesia

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