Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

periapical

[per-ee-ey-pi-kuh l, -ap-i-]
adjective
  1. encompassing or surrounding the tip of the root of a tooth.
Show More

Origin of periapical

First recorded in 1915–20; peri- + apical
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
periapical in Medicine

periapical

(pĕr′ē-ā′pĭ-kəl, -ăp′ĭ-)
adj.
  1. At or around the apex of a root of a tooth.
  2. Of or being the periodontal membrane and adjacent bone.
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.