periapical

[ per-ee-ey-pi-kuhl, -ap-i- ]

adjective
  1. encompassing or surrounding the tip of the root of a tooth.

Origin of periapical

1
First recorded in 1915–20; peri- + apical

Words Nearby periapical

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