a combining form with the meanings âheight,â âtip end,â âextremities of the body,â used in the formation of compound words: acrophobia. Also, especially before a vowel, acr-. Origin of acro-. < Greek, combining form of Ã¡kros topmost, highest; akin to Latin Äcer sharp.
â¢ CANTUS FIRMUS (noun) The noun CANTUS FIRMUS has 1 sense: 1. a melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition. Familiarity information: CANTUS FIRMUS used as a noun is very rare. Dictionary entry details.
varus. bent or twisted inward; denoting a deformity in which the angulation of the part is toward the midline of the body, as in talipes varus. (va'rÅ­s), This form of the adjective is used only with masculine nouns (metatarsus varus, plural metatarsi vari.escribing an abnormal position in which a part of a limb is turned inward toward the midline, such as the great toe in hallux varus. Compare valgus. Orthopedics A fixation of a part in the position assumed if it were invertedâin a frontal plane, fixation where the plantar surface is directed toward the midline.