apico-

Having a shape that has a tip, point, or apex; apical, pointy.

e.g. apicoplast, apicophilicity, Homophoberia apicosa

The side of a body part (or organism) that is further away from the substrate it is attached to.

e.g. apicocardiac, apicolateral, apicomedial

usage note: For organisms that are attached to a substrate (e.g. sponges, protists), the side attached to the substrate is referred to as the basal end, and the end furthest from attachment is referred to as apical

Articulated with the tip of the tongue.

e.g. apicoalveolar, apicodental, apicopalatal

We present two studies of native and non-native (English) perception of the acoustically and articulatorily similar four-way coronal stop contrast /t ʈ ȶ/ (apico-alveolar, apico-retroflex, lamino-dental, lamino-alveopalatal) of Wubuy, an indigenous language of Australia.

Related to the root of a tooth.

e.g. apicocoronal, apicoectomy