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alveolar processes

alveolar processes is the plural of alveolar process.

Meaning of alveolar process

Noun

alveolar process (plural alveolar processes)

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

Questions about alveolar processes

What is alveolar processes the plural of?
Alveolar processes is the plural of alveolar process.

Words near alveolar processes in the dictionary

  1. alveolar dead space
  2. alveolar dead spaces
  3. alveolar nerve
  4. alveolar nerves
  5. alveolar process
  6. alveolar processes
  7. alveolar ridge
  8. alveolar ridges
  9. alveolar socket
  10. alveolar sockets
  11. alveolare

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