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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The number of apical progenitor cells, which are essential for building the cerebral cortex, was significantly lower.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025
Using high-resolution microscopy, the team closely tracked how apical progenitor cells divided.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025
Untreated apical periodontitis can lead to tooth loss, but its effects extend beyond the mouth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2025
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
In Saxifraga a splitting for a short distance of the ventral sutures of the carpels takes place, so that a large apical pore is formed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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