Medical Dictionary

apicitis

noun api·ci·tis \ˌā-pə-ˈsīt-əs, ˌap-ə-\
plural api·ci·tes \-ˈsī-ˌtēz\

Medical Definition of APICITIS

:  inflammation of an anatomical apex (as of a lung, the root of a tooth, or the petrous portion of the temporal bone)

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