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adjectiveOf or pertaining to the coronal and apical aspects of a tooth (the crown and the root apex); as (usually, more specifically) being on the longitudinal axis of the tooth, defined by those poles.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorh₂-
- Ancient Greekκορώνη (korṓnē)
- Latincorōna
- Italiancorona
- Englishcorona
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
- Proto-Italic*apeks
- Latinapex
- Englishapic-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishapical
- Englishcoronoapical
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coronoapical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coronoapical
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