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
Reviews of apical periodontitis emphasize how frequently these infections go unnoticed.
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
The measurements were taken at the neurons' distal apical dendrites of the visual cortex, which receive top-down signals, and at their cell bodies, which receive bottom-up signals.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023
P. 3-5 cm. obtuse, dry, glabrous, silky; g. emarginate, adnexed, or almost free; s. 3-6 cm. solid, fibrillose or squamulose, ring apical, narrow; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
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