apical
Americanadjective
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of, at, or forming the apex.
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Phonetics. (of a speech sound) articulated principally with the aid of the tip of the tongue, as t or d.
noun
adjective
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of, at, or being the apex
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of or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue, such as (t) or (d)
Other Word Forms
- apically adverb
Etymology
Origin of apical
Example Sentences
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Untreated apical periodontitis can lead to tooth loss, but its effects extend beyond the mouth.
From Science Daily
BBM encodes a transcription factor that regulates embryonic development, while WUS encodes a transcription factor that maintains stem cell identity in the shoot apical meristem region.
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The measurements were taken at the neurons' distal apical dendrites of the visual cortex, which receive top-down signals, and at their cell bodies, which receive bottom-up signals.
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Caries-related parameters included root canal fillings, apical rarefactions and caries lesions.
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When the condition occurs, doctors typically see that a patient's left ventricular apical, which is located within the heart, balloons.
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