alveolar process
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin processus alveolaris (“protuberance of tooth sockets”).
Noun[edit]
alveolar process (plural alveolar processes)
- (anatomy) A bony ridge or raised thickened border of the upper or lower jaw that contains the sockets of the teeth.
- Synonym: alveolar ridge
References[edit]
- “alveolar process”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “alveolar process”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.