Apex, a' -pex,

s.; pl. Apices, ap'-e-seez, or Apexes, a'- (Gr. pex-ez; the tip, point, or summit of anything (L.) Apocatastasis, Aphæres is, à-fe'-re-sis, s. the taking of a letter or Apheresis, a-fer'-e-sis, 5 syllable from the beginning of a word. The removal of anything noxious Apocopate, [Med.] Amputation [Surg.] (Gr. apo, and haireo, to take away.)