Apical dental foramen
apical dental foramen
apical dental foramen n.
The opening at the apex of the root of a tooth through which the nerves and blood vessels pass.
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suppression of the development of lateral buds in a growing plant shoot, caused by hormones produced in the tip of the shoot. apical dominance (ā’pĭ-kəl, āp’ĭ-) Inhibition of the growth of lateral buds by the terminal bud of a plant shoot. In most plants, apical dominance results from the release of auxin by the apical […]
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