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

From Science Daily May 16, 2026

"The AO has a striking complexity when compared to apical organs of cnidarian and bilaterian. It is so unique!"

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2026

This orientation ensures that cellular components are evenly shared and that two new apical progenitor cells are produced.

From Science Daily Dec. 17, 2025

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

From Science Daily Dec. 17, 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 W. H. (William Henry) Hudson




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