Meaning of apico- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having a shape that has a tip, point, or apex; apical, pointy.
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2. The side of a body part (or organism) that is further away from the substrate it is attached to.
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3. Articulated with the tip of the tongue.
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4. Related to the root of a tooth.
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Examples

“e.g. apicoplast, apicophilicity, Homophoberia apicosa”

“e.g. apicocardiac, apicolateral, apicomedial”

“usage note⟳: For organisms that are attached to a substrate (e.g. sponges, protists), the side attached to the substrate is referred to as the basal end⟳, and the end⟳ furthest from attachment is referred to as apical”

“e.g. apicoalveolar, apicodental, apicopalatal”

“We present⟳ two studies of native and non-native (English) perception of the acoustically and articulatorily similar four-way coronal stop⟳ contrast /t ʈ ȶ/ (apico-alveolar, apico-retroflex, lamino-dental, lamino-alveopalatal) of Wubuy, an indigenous language of Australia.”

“e.g. apicocoronal, apicoectomy”

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