alveolar bone

English

Noun

alveolar bone (plural alveolar bones)

(anatomy) A ridge on the surface of a teeth-bearing bone, such as maxilla and mandible in humans, that contains the tooth sockets.

Translations

ridge on the maxilla

Finnish: hammaskuoppaharjanne
Hungarian: fogmedernyúlvány

Portuguese: osso alveolar m
Romanian: os alveolar n

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