Apical

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Apical, from the Latin apex (plural apices) meaning to be at the apex or tip, may refer to:

• Apical consonant, a consonant produced with the tip of the tongue
• Apical dendrite, a type of dendrite found on pyramidal neurons
• Apical dominance
• Apical membrane, a cell biology term
• Apical pulse, the heart rate when measured with a stethoscope placed over the heart
• The apical direction, in reference to a tooth.
• The Apical (chemistry) position in certain molecular geometries in chemistry.
• The apical whorls of the shells of gastropods or snails are the whorls at the tip of the spire, near the apex.

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