- apex of tongue
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Medical dictionary. 2011.
apex of tongue
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Apex — From the Latin meaning summit, the apex is the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, like the lung or the heart. The apex of the lung is indeed its tip, its rounded most superior portion. The apex of the heart is likewise its tip, but that is… … Medical dictionary
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tongue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. communication, speech, language, dialect; pole; flap, projection. See support, convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The movable muscle in the mouth] Syn. organ of taste, organ of speech, lingua, lingula … English dictionary for students
apex — noun (plural apexes or apices) Etymology: Latin Date: 1601 1. a. the uppermost point ; vertex < the apex of a mountain > b. the narrowed or pointed end ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
apex — a•pex [[t]ˈeɪ pɛks[/t]] n. pl. a•pex•es, a•pi•ces [[t]ˈeɪ pəˌsiz, ˈæp ə [/t]] 1) the highest point; vertex; summit 2) the tip or point: the apex of the tongue[/ex] 3) climax; peak: the apex of a career[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L … From formal English to slang
tongue — Synonyms and related words: Maypole, abatis, aftertaste, alveolar ridge, alveolus, apex, argot, articulation, arytenoid cartilages, back, bagpipe, bar, baste, bell, berate, bill, bitter, blade, blow, blow a horn, blunder, boob, brains, breakwater … Moby Thesaurus
apex linguae — [TA] tip of tongue: the most distal portion of the tongue … Medical dictionary
apex — Synonyms and related words: L, Olympian heights, achievement, acme, aerial heights, alveolar ridge, alveolus, angle, apogee, arytenoid cartilages, attainment, back, bend, bifurcation, bight, blade, brow, cant, cap, capstone, chevron, climax,… … Moby Thesaurus
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