Acrodynamic
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Having the accent on the root in the strong cases and on the ending in the weak cases. not-comparable
- 2 Giving rise to an acquired immunity. not-comparable
"If the bacillus, discovered in 1884 by Lustgarten,” in Weigert's laboratory, is really the specific virus of syphilis, this bacillus undoubtedly belongs to the general acrodynamic bacteria, though giving rise to a remarkably slow dynamic evolution of the organisms, this latter remaining unusually long in the different states that correspond to the different degrees of the dynamic evolution of syphilis."
Example
More examples"If the bacillus, discovered in 1884 by Lustgarten,” in Weigert's laboratory, is really the specific virus of syphilis, this bacillus undoubtedly belongs to the general acrodynamic bacteria, though giving rise to a remarkably slow dynamic evolution of the organisms, this latter remaining unusually long in the different states that correspond to the different degrees of the dynamic evolution of syphilis."
Etymology
From acro- + dynamic.
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