apothem
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ap·o·them
, apotheme (ap'ō-them, ap'ō-thēm),A precipitate caused by long boiling of a vegetable infusion or by its exposure to air.
[G. apo, from, + thema, something set down, fr. tithēmi, to place]
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apothem
A line drawn from the edge of a polygon to its geometric centre, or vice versa.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.