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dental alveoli

dental alveoli is the plural of dental alveolus.

Meaning of dental alveolus

Noun

dental alveolus (plural dental alveoli)

  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

Questions about dental alveoli

What is dental alveoli the plural of?
Dental alveoli is the plural of dental alveolus.

Words near dental alveoli in the dictionary

  1. Dent Blanche
  2. dent corn
  3. Dent County
  4. dentable
  5. dental
  6. dental alveoli
  7. dental alveolus
  8. dental ape
  9. dental apes
  10. dental arch
  11. dental arches

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