Acrocoma
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Acrocoma is the head end or perforatorium of a spermatozoon. Acrotraphoneurom describes a group of diseases characterized by vascular and trophic disturbances in the distal parts of the limbs. The most important are acroparesthesia, erythromelalgia, Raynaud's disease, and Weir-Mitchel's causalgia.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Acrocoma (from Greek akron - tip and soma - body), the head end, or perforatorium, of the spermatozoon. Acrotraphoneurom (from Greek akron - limb, trophe - nutrition and neuron - nerve), the name denoting not a single disease but a whole group of them, with characteristic disturbance of vascular and trophic processes in the distal parts of the limbs. The most important of this group are acroparesthesia (Schultze), erythromelalgia, Raynaud's disease, and Weir-Mitchel's causalgia. Common to all these diseases is disturbance of vascular vegetative innervation, trophic disorders (atrophy of soft tissues and bones), secretory and sensory disorders. For details, see individual diseases.
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“Acrocoma.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/acrocoma/