apico-
1 
a combining form of apex or apical:
apicodental.
Related Words
- apicoalveolar
- apicodental
- apicoectomy
1926 J. S. Huxley Ess. Pop. Sci. xviii. 256In the frog's eggs at the onset of gastrulation there exist two main gradients—the apico-basal from animal to vegetative pole,..and the dorso-ventral. 
1958 Archivum Linguisticum X. 101 A direct change from apico-dental to labio-dental [ θ] . [ f] 
1962 Amer. Speech XXXVII. 166Under terminal contour before apico-alveolars. 
Ibid. 169It is normally a lengthened monophthong in Ocracoke speech..except under a terminal contour before an apico-alveolar consonant. 
1964 Language XL. 58, q, gq, and nq (voiceless, voiced, and nasal apicopalatal clicks). 
ORIGIN: from apical -o- 
apico-
combining form 
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apico-
Prefix
- apex; apical
- linguistics articulated with the tip of the tongue
- dentistry related to the root of a tooth
Etymology
Latin apex, apic-