English Explanatory Dictionary

alveolar bone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ridge on the surface of a teeth-bearing bone, such as maxilla and mandible in humans, that contains the tooth sockets.

Word forms

alveolar bone alveolar bones
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