apicoectomy

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noun

An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material

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Meanings

nounapicoectomy (countable and uncountable, plural apicoectomies)

plural apicoectomies · alternative apicectomy

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material

Origin

From apico- + -ectomy.

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Translations

Portuguese apicectomia
  • apicectomiasurgical replacement of the root tip of a tooth
Spanish apicectomía
  • apicectomíasurgical replacement of the root tip of a tooth

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with apicoectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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