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apicitis

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apicitis /api·ci·tis/ (a″pĭ-si´tis) inflammation of an apex, as of the lung or the root of a tooth.
ap·i·ci·tis (p-sts, p-)
n.
Inflammation of the apex of a structure or organ.

apicitis
[ap′isī′tis]
an inflammation of the apex of a body structure, such as the apex pulmonis or the root of a tooth.

apicitis
inflammation of the apex of the lung or of the root of a tooth.


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A later coronal-projection CT showed definite bone destruction in the anterior petrous apex, confirming suspicions that a petrous apicitis was responsible for the facial paralysis and abscess.
Simple fluid effusions can become infected and lead to bacterial petrous apicitis, osteomyelitis, or chronic obstruction, which in turn can lead to the formation of petrous apex mucoceles.
 
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