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• Apicoalveolar

  articulated with the tip of the tongue in contact with or in approximation to the . an apicoalveolar speech sound.

• Apicodental

  articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth. an apicodental speech sound.

• Apicoectomy

  a surgical procedure to remove the end of a tooth root in endodontic therapy. apicoectomy ap·i·co·ec·to·my (āp’ĭ-kō-ěk’tə-mē, ā’pĭ-) n. surgical removal of a dental root apex. also called root resection.

• Apicolysis

  apicolysis apicolysis ap·i·col·y·sis (āp’ĭ-kŏl’ĭ-sĭs) n. surgical collapse of the apex of the lung.

• Apicomplexan

  apicomplexan apicomplexan (āp’ĭ-kəm-plěk’sən) any of a phylum (apicomplexa) of protozoans that are parasitic in animals, especially animal bloodstreams, and are distinguished by a variety of organelles, including fibrils and microtubules, located at one end (called the apical end) of the cell. these organelles help the apicomplexan invade an animal cell. apicomplexans form spores and reproduce […]

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