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)
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The patients in the study had apical periodontitis, a deep infection located around the very end of a tooth root.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
"The AO has a striking complexity when compared to apical organs of cnidarian and bilaterian. It is so unique!"
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026
As a result, apical progenitor cells were less able to renew themselves.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025
To explore these effects, researchers induced apical periodontitis in 30 rats and divided them into three groups.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2025
The shock of the closing valves, particularly the aortic, can be felt, and that and the forcible apical impulse are very suggestive signs of hypertrophy and hypertension.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
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