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postapical

postapical adjective: located behind an apex.

Adjective

postapical (not comparable)

  1. Located behind an apex.
    • The aortoiliac bifurcations were divided into three regions based on the area changes: an apical region corresponding to the bifurcation apex (taper = 2.96 ± 0.80 mm²/mm), a preapical region (flare = 3.58 ± 0.87 mm²/mm), and the postapical region (flare = 0.82 ± 0.80 mm²/mm).1998, Neil F. MacLean, Margot R. Roach, “Thickness, taper, and ellipticity in the aortoiliac bifurcation of patients aged 1 day to 76 years”, in Heart and Vessels, volume 13, number 2, →DOI, →PMID...

Antonyms of postapical

Origin of postapical

From post- + apical.

Questions about postapical

What does postapical mean?
Postapical means located behind an apex.
What part of speech is postapical?
Postapical is an adjective.

Words near postapical in the dictionary

  1. postantifungal
  2. postanxiety
  3. postanæsthesia
  4. postaortic
  5. postapartheid
  6. postapical
  7. postapnea
  8. postapocalypse
  9. postapocalypses
  10. postapocalyptic
  11. postapoplectic

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