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Alveolus

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
air sactooth socket
plural
Alveoluses
possessive
Alveolus's
pluralpossessive
Alveoluses'