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apical Definition

api·cal (api kəl, āpi-)

adjective

  1. of, at, or constituting the apex
  2. Phonet. articulated with the apex, or tip, of the tongue, as the (l), (t), and (d) of lighted

Etymology: ModL apicalis < L apex (gen. apicis), apex + -alis, -al

noun

a sound so articulated

apical Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • meristem: The apical meristem is an area of a plant where cell division takes place at a rapid rate.
  • foramen: The toxic products of dead tissue and bacteria diffuse out of the apical foramen of the tooth root into the periodontal ligament.
  • dominance: A further development we are working on is the inclusion of apical dominance to make the formation of new crowns hormone driven.
  • membrane: This is mainly due to the lack of definitive data on the ion gradients across the apical membrane.
  • diameter: Figures 3a to 3b show a clinical case treated to a larger master apical diameter.
  • domain: In addition, the GroES binding surface appears to extend further over the top surface of the apical domain.

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