apicitis

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noun

Inflammation of the apex of an anatomical part.

OriginLatin apicis →
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Meanings

nounapicitis (countable and uncountable, plural apicitides or apicitises)

plural apicitides · plural apicitises

  1. countableuncountablemedicineInflammation of the apex of an anatomical part.

Origin

  1. Latinapicis
  2. Englishapicitis

From apic- + -itis, from Latin apicis.

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APA

apicitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicitis

MLA

“apicitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apicitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicitis.

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