See Also: xiphi-(dictionary)
acuity(dictionary)
acuity(dictionary)
acuity(medicine)
Acuity(health)
Auditory acuity(health)
Acuity, visual(health)
Acuity, auditory(health)
Vernier acuity(medicine)
visibility acuity(medicine)

xiphi- (iou) and acuity (oh)


xiphi- (iou)



xiphi- combining form.
[from Greek xiphos sword: see -I-.]
Anatomy & Zoology. Forming terms relating to sword-shaped objects.
xiphi'plastral adjective & noun (a) adjective pertaining to or constituting a xiphiplastron; (b) noun a xiphiplastron: L19.
xiphi'plastron noun, pl. -tra, each of the hindmost pair of bony plates in the plastron of a turtle L19.
xiphi'sternal adjective belonging to or constituting a xiphisternum M19.
xiphi'sternum noun, pl. -na, -nums, the posterior or lowest part of the sternum, which is cartilaginous in humans and many animals M19.

acuity (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: acuite, from Old French, from agu 'sharp', from Latin acutus; ACUTE]
the ability to think, see, or hear clearly
::A motorist needs good visual acuity .