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acra.

The vascular areas of the body most removed from the heart.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The vascular areas of the body most removed from the heart.

    plural · plural-only · rare
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ἀ̆κρᾰ (ăkră), probably back-formed from German Akren as this is more easily encountered and even the English is most likely found in books written by Germans.

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