| apex of dens | The tip of the dens of the axis to which is attached the apical ligament of the dens. Synonym: apex dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| apex of head of fibula | The pointed upper end of the fibular head to which is attached the arcuate popliteal ligament and part of the biceps femoris tendon. Synonym: apex capitis fibulae, styloid process of fibula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex of heart | The blunt extremity of the heart formed by the left ventricle. See: apex beat. Synonym: apex cordis, vertex cordis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex of lung | The rounded, upper extremity of each lung that extends into the cupula of the pleura. Synonym: apex pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex of orbit | The posterior part of the orbit into which the optic canal opens; forms the tip of the pyramidal-shaped space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex of patella | The pointed lower end of the patella from which the ligamentum patellae passes to insert on the tibial tuberosity. Synonym: apex patellae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex of petrous part of temporal bone | The irregular antero-medial extremity of the petrous part on which the anterior end of the carotid canal opens. Synonym: apex partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex of prostate | The lowermost part of the prostate, situated above the urogenital diaphragm. Synonym: apex prostatae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex of sacrum | The tapering lower end of the sacrum that articulates with the coccyx. Synonym: apex ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex of the posterior horn | The pointed extremity of each posterior gray column or cornu of the spinal cord. Synonym: apex cornus posterioris, caput cornus, tip of posterior horn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex of urinary bladder | The junction of the superior and anteroinferior surfaces of the bladder, continuous above with the median umbilical ligament. Synonym: apex vesicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex ossis sacri | The tapering lower end of the sacrum that articulates with the coccyx. Synonym: apex ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex partis petrosae ossis temporalis | The irregular antero-medial extremity of the petrous part on which the anterior end of the carotid canal opens. Synonym: apex partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex patellae | The pointed lower end of the patella from which the ligamentum patellae passes to insert on the tibial tuberosity. Synonym: apex patellae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex pneumonia | Apical pneumonia, pneumonia of the apex or apices. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apexcardiography |
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The apex was a cap worn by the flamines and salii at Rome. The essential part of the apex, to which alone the name properly belonged, was a pointed piece of olive-wood, the base of which was surrounded with a lock of wool. ...
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First-formed tip of the shell. The beginning or summit of the shell. The beginning or summit or the gastropod spire. The top or earliest formed part of shell-tip of the protoconch in univalves-the umbos, beaks or prodissoconch in bivalves. In gastropods, the tip of the spire; in tusk shells, the small, open hind end.
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The terminus, or tip of a structure (eg shoot or root).
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The anterior-most part of the cell.
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