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alveolar ridges

alveolar ridges is the plural of alveolar ridge.

Meaning of alveolar ridge

Noun

alveolar ridge (plural alveolar ridges)

  1. A ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible and contains the alveoli of the teeth.
    Synonyms:
    gum ridge, alveolar process, teethridge

Questions about alveolar ridges

What is alveolar ridges the plural of?
Alveolar ridges is the plural of alveolar ridge.

Words near alveolar ridges in the dictionary

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

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