apicotomy

apicotomy
Incision into an apical structure. SYN: apiceotomy. [apico- + G. tome, a cutting]

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api·cot·o·my (a″pĭ-kotґə-me) puncture of the apex of the petrous portion of the temporal bone.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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