| 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) |
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| apex pneumonia | Apical pneumonia, pneumonia of the apex or apices. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex prostatae | The lowermost part of the prostate, situated above the urogenital diaphragm. Synonym: apex prostatae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex pulmonis | The rounded, upper extremity of each lung that extends into the cupula of the pleura. Synonym: apex pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex radicis dentis | The tip of a tooth root, the part farthest from the incisal or occlusal side. Synonym: apex radicis dentis, root apex, root tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex satyri | A point projecting upward and posteriorly from the free outcurved margin of the helix a little posterior to its upper end. Synonym: apex auriculae, apex satyri, Woolner's tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex vesicae | Synonym: apex of urinary bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| root apex | The tip of a tooth root, the part farthest from the incisal or occlusal side. Synonym: apex radicis dentis, root apex, root tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| notch of apex of heart | A slight notch near the apex of the heart where the anterior interventricular sulcus reaches the diaphragmatic surface of the heart. Synonym: incisura apicis cordis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tooth apex | The tip or terminal end of the root of a tooth. (12 Dec 1998) |