apex- +
(Latin: summit, tip, top, point)
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.
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.
apexcardiography
Noninvasive graphic recording of cardiac pulsations from the region of the apex, usually of the left ventricle, and resembling the ventricular pressure curve.
apex cordis, apex of the heart
The lowest and leftmost point of the heart represented by the left ventricle.
apexification
Induced tooth root development or closure of the root apex by hard tissue deposition.
apexigraph
A device for determining the size and position of the apex of a tooth root.
apex linguae
The tip of the tongue.
apex nasi
The tip of the nose.
periapex
The part of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone surrounding the apex of a tooth.
vaginapexy, vaginopexy; vaginafixation, vaginofixation
Suture of a relaxed and prolapsed vagina to the abdominal wall.
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