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“apex”
apex (s), apices (pl)
1. The topmost point, pointed tip, extremity, or a climax.
2. The tip or top of anything.
3. The vertex of a triangle or cone.
4. The summit of a conical or triangular structure.
5. In craniometry, the highest point in the transverse vertical section of the vault of a skull.
2. The tip or top of anything.
3. The vertex of a triangle or cone.
4. The summit of a conical or triangular structure.
5. In craniometry, the highest point in the transverse vertical section of the vault of a skull.
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“apex”
(Latin: top, cap, tip, apex)
(Latin: summit, tip, top, point)
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“apex”
apex cordis, apex of the heart
The lowest and leftmost point of the heart represented by the left ventricle.
apex linguae (s) (noun)
The tip of the tongue: "The apex linguae is the pointed, rounded, tip of the tongue which is usually resting against the incisor teeth that are at the lower front part of the mouth."
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linguo-, lingu-, lingua-, -linguist, -linguistic, -linguistical, -linguistically +
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apexcardiogram, apex cardiogram (ACG)
1. A graphic recording of the movements of the chest wall produced by the apex beat of the heart.
2. A graphic recording of ultra-low-frequency precordial chest-wall movements.
2. A graphic recording of ultra-low-frequency precordial chest-wall movements.
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cardio-, cardi-, card-
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gram-, -gram-, -gram, -grammatic, -grammatical, -grammatically, -gramme, -grammic +
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