root apex
11Root of the lung — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = radix pulmonis GraySubject = 240 GrayPage = 1097 Caption = Mediastinal surface of right lung. Caption2 = Mediastinal surface of left lung. System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = r 02 DorlandsSuf =… …
12Apex locator — An apex locator is an electronic device used in endodontics to determine the length of the root canal space.External links* [http://www.endoweb.com/dentist/apexloc1.htm The use of apex locators in the diagnosis of perforations] , Dr. Yosef… …
13root cap — Tissue found at the apex of roots, overlying the root apical meristem and protecting it from friction as the root grows through the soil. Secretes a glycoprotein mucilage as a lubricant …
14apex — n. the tip or summit of an organ; for example the heart or lung. The apex of a tooth is the tip of the root, where there is a small hole (the apical foramen) through which vessels and nerves pass from the pulp to the periapical tissues.… …
15root dehiscence — an isolated area in which the root of a tooth is denuded of bone from the margin to near the apex; it occurs most often on anterior teeth, usually on the vestibular surface rather than the oral surface …
16apex locator — in root canal therapy, an electronic device used to determine the working length of a canal that has been cleaned out and when a file has reached the apical foramen …
17apex — a·pex· || eɪpeks n. highest point, climax, uppermost point; lowest part of the root of a tooth (Dentistry) …
18apex — , plural apices. Tip; distal end of an organ such as a shoot, leaf, or root; in cycads, also the growing point of the caudex …
19apex — The portion of a root or shoot containing the primary or apical meristem …
20plant development — Introduction a multiphasic process in which two distinct forms succeed each other in alternating generations. One form, created by the union of sexual cells (gametes (gamete)), contains two sets of similar chromosomes (diploid). At sexual… …
