apex (a´peks) pl. apexes, a´pices [L.] tip; the pointed end of a conical part; the top of a body, organ, or part.ap´ical
apex
apex,
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apex of lung the rounded upper extremity of either lung.
root apex the terminal end of the root of the tooth.
a·pex (  p ks)n. pl. a·pex·es or a·pi·ces ( p -s z ,  p-) The pointed end of a conical or pyramidal structure. |
apex
the top, the end, the summit, or the extremity of a structure, such as the apex cordis or the apices of the teeth. apical, adj.
apex,
n 1. the pointed end of a conical structure.
2. the end of the root.
2. the end of the root.
apex blunderbuss,
n an open or everted apex of a tooth, resembling the divergent form of the barrel of a blunderbuss rifle.
apex
pl. apices [L.] the pointed end of a cone-shaped part.
See also apical.
apex beat
see cardiac impulse.
cardiac apex
lies above the last sternebra and close to the sternal part of the diaphragm.
constricted apex
an apical foramen of a tooth is smaller than the adjacent root canal.
dilated apex
an apical foramen of a tooth is wider than the adjacent root canal.
nasal apex
the dorsal crescent of the snout of the pig.
tooth apex
end of a tooth root.
apex
Latin, summit Any tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure Lung The superior-most part of the lung Heart The heart formed by the left ventricle-its inferior-most portion Teeth The tip of a tooth root
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