| NOUN | body | tooth socket, alveolus | a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth |
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| Meaning | A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth. | |
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| Synonym | alveolus | |
| 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 |
| Broader | socket | A bony hollow into which a structure fits |
| Spanish | alveolo, alvéolo | |
| Catalan | alvèol | |
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