alveolare

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The lowest point on the septum between the central incisors of the upper jaw.

Word forms

alveolare

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveolus, a diminutive of alveus (“a tray, trough, basin”), from alvus (“the belly, the stomach, bowels, womb, etc.”).

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