Apocopation
to shorten by .
verb
(transitive) to omit the final sound or sounds of (a word)
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- Apocope
loss or omission of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word. Historical Examples For it is easy to show that with regard to syncope, apocope, elision, and slurring they are treated quite in the same way. A History of English Versification Jakob Schipper Does not the final ‘y’ of ‘tawny’ suppose an apostrophe […]
- Apocrine
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from ). of or relating to such secretions: apocrine sweat. adjective denoting a type of glandular secretion in which part of the secreting cell is lost with the secretion, as in mammary glands Compare […]
- Apocrine adenoma
apocrine adenoma apocrine adenoma n. See papillary hidradenoma.
- Apocrine chromesthesia
apocrine chromesthesia apocrine chromesthesia n. The excretion of colored sweat, usually black, from apocrine glands of the face.
- Apocrine carcinoma
apocrine carcinoma apocrine carcinoma n. A carcinoma composed predominantly of anaplastic cells resembling those of apocrine epithelium, often found in the breast. A carcinoma of the apocrine glands.