apicectomy
[ ā′pĭ-sĕk′tə-mē, ăp′ĭ- ]
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n.
The surgical removal of the apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone.
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Words nearby apicectomy
apical gland, apical granuloma, apical meristem, apical pneumonia, apical space, apicectomy, apices, apicitis, apico-, apicoalveolar, apicodental
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