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apicoectomy

American

[ey-pi-koh-ek-tuh-mee, ap-i-] / ˌeɪ pɪ koʊˈɛk tə mi, ˌæp ɪ- /

noun

Dentistry.

a surgical procedure to remove the end of a tooth root in endodontic therapy.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

apicoectomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of apicoectomy

apico- + -ectomy

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