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apical

adjective/ˈeɪpɪkəl/

C2CEFR level
78/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Relating to the apex or tip of a tooth root.

The radiograph showed an apical radiolucency, suggesting infection at the root tip.

Topic: Dentistry in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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