| NOUN | body | arteria alveolaris, alveolar artery | a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process |
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| Meaning | A branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process. | |
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| Synonym | alveolar artery | |
| Part of | alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process | A ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth |
| Narrower | inferior alveolar artery, arteria alveolaris inferior | The alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teeth |
| superior alveolar artery, arteria alveolaris superior | The alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth | |
| Broader | artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body |
| Spanish | arteria alveolar | |
| Catalan | artèria alveolar | |
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