periapical

[per-ee-ey-pi-kuh l, -ap-i-]

adjective

encompassing or surrounding the tip of the root of a tooth.

Origin of periapical

First recorded in 1915–20; peri- + apical

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periapical in Medicine

periapical

[pĕr′ē-ā′pĭ-kəl, -ăp′ĭ-]

adj.

At or around the apex of a root of a tooth.
Of or being the periodontal membrane and adjacent bone.

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