Definition of Apicectomy

1. Noun. (surgery) The endodontic surgical intervention to remove the root tip of a tooth and replace it with a prosthetic material. ¹

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Medical Definition of Apicectomy

1. 1. Opening and exenteration of air cells in the apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone. 2. In dental surgery, an obsolete synonym for apicoectomy. Origin: L. Apex, summit or tip, + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apicectomy

apical group of axillary lymph nodes
apical infection
apical interstitial lung disease
apical ligament of dens
apical lordotic projection
apical periodontal cyst
apical periodontitis
apical placentation
apical process
apical segment
apical space
apicalis
apically
apicals
apicectomies
apicectomy (current term)
apiceotomy
apices
apician
apicide
apicifixed
apicitis
apico-
apicolocator
apicolysis
apicomplexa
apicomplexan
apicoplast
apicoplasts

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