See Also: acantho-(medicine)
acantho-(dictionary)

acantho- (iou)



acantho- combining form of Greek akantha: see next, -O-.
acantho'cephalan adjective & noun [Greek kephale head] Zoology (designating) a parasitic worm of the phylum Acanthocephala, with a thornlike proboscis for attachment to the gut of vertebrates L19.
acan'thodian adjective & noun (designating or pertaining to) a small spiny-finned fossil fish belonging to the subclass Acanthodii, found esp. in Devonian rocks M19.
a,canthopte'rygian adjective & noun [Greek pterugion fin, dim. of pterux wing] Zoology (designating) a spiny-finned fish belonging to the superorder Acanthopterygii M19.
acan'thosis noun (Medicine) abnormal thickening of the prickle-layer of the skin L19.