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apic-

apic- is the alternative form of apico-.

Meaning of apico-

Prefix

apico-

  1. Having a shape that has a tip, point, or apex; apical, pointy.
    • e.g. apicoplast, apicophilicity, Homophoberia apicosa
  2. The side of a body part (or organism) that is further away from the substrate it is attached to.
    • e.g. apicocardiac, apicolateral, apicomedial
    Antonyms:
    baso-
  3. Articulated with the tip of the tongue.
    • e.g. apicoalveolar, apicodental, apicopalatal
  4. Related to the root of a tooth.
    • e.g. apicocoronal, apicoectomy

Origin of apic-

See apico- § Etymology.

Questions about apic-

What is apic- the alternative form of?
Apic- is the alternative form of apico-.

Words near apic- in the dictionary

  1. apiator
  2. apiators
  3. apic
  4. apic acid
  5. apic acids
  6. apic-
  7. apical
  8. apical ancestor
  9. apical ancestors
  10. apical annulus
  11. apical ballooning cardiomyopathy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: apic- (page history and authors); apico- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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