Apical

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Apical means "pertaining to an apex". It may refer to:

• Apical ancestor, refers to the last common ancestor of an entire group, such as a species (biology) or a clan (anthropology)
• Apical (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features located opposite the base of an organism or structure
• Apical (chemistry), a position in certain molecular geometries in chemistry
• Apical (dentistry), direction towards the root tip of a tooth
• Apical consonant, a consonant produced with the tip of the tongue
• Apical dendrite, a type of dendrite found on pyramidal neurons
• Apical dominance, the phenomenon whereby the main, central stem of a plant is dominant over other side stems
• Apical membrane, in cell biology the surface of a plasma membrane that faces inward to the lumen
• Apical meristem, or apex, on a flower

• Apex (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Apical

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