"dental alveolus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dental alveoli [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|dental alveoli}} dental alveolus (plural dental alveoli)
  1. (medicine, anatomy) A tooth socket in the jaw. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Medicine Synonyms: tooth socket
    Sense id: en-dental_alveolus-en-noun-AuujfxbU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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