périapex

périapex
périapex [peʀiapɛks] n. m.
ÉTYM. XXe; de péri-, et lat. apex « pointe, sommet ».
Didact. Partie qui entoure l'apex des dents. || « Une infection du périapex » (P.-L. Rousseau, les Dents, p. 75).
DÉR. (Du même rad.) Périapical.

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