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Synonyms for dental alveolus

  • noun

Most common

tooth socket alveolar socket

All synonyms

Noun

tooth socket, alveolar socket, alveolus

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An alveolus (socket) in the jaw that holds a tooth. The roots of the tooth are held in the alveolar process by the periodontal ligament.

    Holonyms: alveolar process, alveolar ridge < jaw, jawbone < face < head < body

Related words

Is a kind of
alveolus

By length

8 letters
alveolus