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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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
Their narrative review outlined several biological pathways that may connect apical periodontitis with broader systemic disease.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
Using high-resolution microscopy, the team closely tracked how apical progenitor cells divided.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025
They wanted to know if the distal apical dendrites processed visual stimuli differently from their cell bodies when the signals both matched and violated expected patterns.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023
The specimen has a vertical pupil, divided anal, 21 scale rows, and two apical pits.
From Systematic Status of the Colubrid Snake, Leptodeira discolor Gunther by Duellman, William E.
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