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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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The patients in the study had apical periodontitis, a deep infection located around the very end of a tooth root.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

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

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

As a result, apical progenitor cells were less able to renew themselves.

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

Many species have the extreme apices of the segments pale, but with the apical integument so very thin, often looking nearly transparent and membranous, that its development would be very rapid.

From Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects by Saunders, Edward




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