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Acantha

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  having prickly growths. belonging to the plant family Acanthaceae. adjective of or relating to the Acanthaceae, a mainly tropical and subtropical family of flowering plants that includes the acanthus having spiny or prickly outgrowths

• Acanthamebiasis

  acanthamebiasis acanthamebiasis a·can·tha·me·bi·a·sis (ə-kān’thə-mē-bī’ə-sĭs) n. Infection with amebas of the genus Acanthamoeba that may result in a necrotizing dermal or tissue infection or in meningoencephalitis.

• Acanthamoeba

  acanthamoeba Acanthamoeba A·can·tha·moe·ba (ə-kān’thə-mē’bə) n. A free-living ameba found in soil, sewage, and water, several species of which cause acanthamebiasis.

• Acanthus

  any of several plants of the genus Acanthus, of the Mediterranean region, having spiny or toothed leaves and showy, white or purplish flowers. Compare . an architectural ornament, as in the Corinthian capital, resembling the leaves of this plant. Historical Examples The mould grows up, and hides the capital of the fallen column; the acanthus […]

• Acanthesthesia

  acanthesthesia acanthesthesia a·can·thes·the·sia (ə-kān’thěs-thē’zhə) n. An abnormal sensation as of a pinprick.

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