apicectomy

apic·ec·to·my

noun \ˌā-pə-ˈsek-tə-mē\

plural ; apic·ec·to·mies

Definition of APICECTOMY

: surgical removal of an anatomical apex (as of the root of a tooth or of the petrous portion of the temporal bone)

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