NOUN | body | alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridge | a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth |
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Meaning | A ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth. | |
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Synonyms | alveolar ridge, gum ridge | |
Part of | jaw | The part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth |
Parts | alveolar artery, arteria alveolaris | A branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process |
tooth socket, alveolus | A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth | |
Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
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