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preapical

preapical adjective: located before an apex.

Adjective

preapical (not comparable)

  1. Located before 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...
    Synonyms:
    anteapical

Noun

preapical (plural preapicals)

  1. Such a structure.

Synonyms of preapical

Forms of preapical

pluralpreapicals

Origin of preapical

From pre- + apical.

Questions about preapical

What does preapical mean?
Preapical means located before an apex.
What part of speech is preapical?
Preapical can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near preapical in the dictionary

  1. preantral
  2. preanxiety
  3. preanæsthetic
  4. preaortic
  5. preapartheid
  6. preapical
  7. preapically
  8. preapicals
  9. preapnea
  10. preapocalyptic
  11. preapologies

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