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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Their narrative review outlined several biological pathways that may connect apical periodontitis with broader systemic disease.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
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
Another review reported that people with diabetes also face a greater risk of developing new apical periodontitis in teeth that have already undergone root canal treatment compared with people who do not have diabetes.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
Between three and eight weeks of age, a period that spans early childhood to adolescence, spine density increased sharply in a single region of the apical dendrite.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026
For, if these radial constituents of the supposed apical system in an ophiurid have really some other origin, why can we not say the same of the supposed basals?
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
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