Anatomic end of a tooth root or rootform implant.
The terminal point of a body.
The growing up of a shoot, or the very end of a leaf, which may take a variety of shapes.
In dentistry, the end of a root of a tooth.
The growing tip of a shoot; the uppermost part of any plant organ, or the part furthest from its stalk or base. The plural of apex is apices.
Apices, top or pointed end of a structure, as the apex, or tip, of the tongue.
End point of an organ or structure.
The tip or summit of an organ; for example the heart or lung. The apex of a tooth is the tip of the root: the point at which nerves and blood vessels pass from the bone into the pulp of the tooth (through a small hole, the apical foramen).
The pointed extremity of a conical structure.
Highest point on the top of the head, also known as arch; the area of the nail that has all of the strength.
The apex refers to the highest point or uppermost surface of an organ or structure within the body, such as the lungs or the heart. In the context of a tooth, the apex represents the tip of its root.