apico-

a combining form of apex or apical:

apicodental.

Related Words

apicoalveolar
apicodental
apicoectomy

apico-|ˈæpɪkəʊ, ˈeɪ-|comb. form of apical a., as in apico-basal, apico-dental, apico-palatal adjs., apico-alveolar adj. and n.1926J. S. Huxley Ess. Pop. Sci. xviii. 256 In 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.1958Archivum Linguisticum X. 101 A direct change from apico-dental [θ] to labio-dental [f].1962Amer. Speech XXXVII. 166 Under terminal contour before apico-alveolars.Ibid. 169 It is normally a lengthened monophthong in Ocracoke speech..except under a terminal contour before an apico-alveolar consonant.1964Language XL. 58, q, gq, and nq (voiceless, voiced, and nasal apicopalatal clicks).

apico- /ˈeɪpɪkəʊ, ˈap-/ combining form. E20.

ORIGIN: from apical + -o-.

Forming adjectives & nouns (esp. in Phonetics) with the sense ‘apical and —’, as apico-alveolar, apico-dental, apico-palatal.

apico-
combining form
see apic-

apico-

Prefix

apex; apical
linguistics articulated with the tip of the tongue
dentistry related to the root of a tooth

Etymology

Latin apex, apic-

Derived terms

apico-alveolar

apico-aortic

apicobasal

apicocardiac

apicodental

apicodomal

apicolabial

apicolateral

apicopalatal

apicopostalveolar

apicopulmonary

apicovelar

词汇	apico-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com OED SOED Webster Wiktionary apico- 1 a combining form of apex or apical: apicodental. Related Words apicoalveolar apicodental apicoectomy apico-\|ˈæpɪkəʊ, ˈeɪ-\|comb. form of apical a., as in *apico-basal, apico-dental, apico-palatal* adjs., *apico-alveolar* adj. and n.1926J. S. Huxley Ess. Pop. Sci. xviii. 256 In 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.1958Archivum Linguisticum X. 101 A direct change from apico-dental [θ] to labio-dental [f].1962Amer. Speech XXXVII. 166 Under terminal contour before apico-alveolars.Ibid. 169 It is normally a lengthened monophthong in Ocracoke speech..except under a terminal contour before an apico-alveolar consonant.1964Language XL. 58, q, gq, and nq (voiceless, voiced, and nasal apicopalatal clicks). apico- /ˈeɪpɪkəʊ, ˈap-/ combining form. E20. ORIGIN: from apical + -o-. Forming adjectives & nouns (esp. in Phonetics) with the sense ‘apical and —’, as apico-alveolar, apico-dental, apico-palatal. apico- combining form see apic- apico- Prefix apex; apical linguistics articulated with the tip of the tongue dentistry related to the root of a tooth Etymology Latin apex, apic- Derived terms apico-alveolar apico-aortic apicobasal apicocardiac apicodental apicodomal apicolabial apicolateral apicopalatal apicopostalveolar apicopulmonary apicovelar See also apical dorso- lamino- radico-
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apico-

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