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apical

[ey-pi-kuhl, ap-i-] / ˈeɪ pɪ kəl, ˈæp ɪ- /








ADJECTIVE
tiptop
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Antonyms


ADJECTIVE
uppermost
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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

Reviews of apical periodontitis emphasize how frequently these infections go unnoticed.

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

To explore these effects, researchers induced apical periodontitis in 30 rats and divided them into three groups.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

Plumage rosy red; wing-coverts crimson; wing-feathers black; bill pale yellowish red, apical half black; feet dark violet-grey: whole length 39·0 inches, wing 15·0, tarsus 11·0.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)




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