English Explanatory Dictionary

alveolar process

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bony ridge or raised thickened border of the upper or lower jaw that contains the sockets of the teeth.

Word forms

alveolar process alveolar processes

Etymology

From New Latin processus alveolaris (“protuberance of tooth sockets”).

Synonyms

alveolar ridge
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