apico-

See also: ápico

English

Alternative forms

• apic- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from apex.

Prefix

apico-

1. Having a shape that has a tip, point, or apex; apical, pointy.

   e.g. apicoplast, w:Apicophilicity, w:Homophoberia apicosa

2. (anatomy) The side of a body part (or organism) that is futher away from the substrate it is attached to.

   e.g. apicocardiac, apicolateral, apicomedial

   Antonym: baso-

   usage note: For organisms that are attached to a substrate (e.g. sponges, protists), the side attached to the substrate is referred to as the basal end, and the end furthest from attachment is referred to as apical

3. (linguistics) Articulated with the tip of the tongue.

   e.g. apicoalveolar, apicodental, apicopalatal

4. (dentistry) Related to the root of a tooth.

   e.g. apicocoronal, apicoectomy

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with apico-

terms derived from pointed.

• apicoplast
• Apicomplexa
• Apiconoma
• Apicophilicity
• Homophoberia apicosa

terms derived from futher from attachment point

• apicobasolateral
• apicobasal
• apicocardiac
• apicodistal
• apicodorsal
• apicolateral
• apicolaterally
• apicomedial
• apicoplastic
• apicoposterior
• apicoseptal
• apicoseptum
• apicoventral
• Aedes apicoargenteus

terms derived from tip of tongue.

• apicoalveolar
• apicodental
• apicolabial
• apicolingual
• apicopalatal
• apicopostalveolar
• apicoprepalatal

terms derived from root of a tooth.

• apicocoronal
• apicoectomy

Translations

apex

• Portuguese: apico-

articulated with the tip of the tongue

• Portuguese: apico-

related to the root of a tooth

• Portuguese: apico-

See also

• dorso-
• lamino-
• radico-

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apicem (“point, tip”).

Prefix

apico-

1. apico- (all meanings)

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with apico-

Portuguese

Prefix

apico-

1. apico- (relating to an apex)
2. (linguistics) apico- (articulated with the tip of the tongue)
3. (dentistry) apico- (related to the root of a tooth)