"dry socket" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dry socket (uncountable)
  1. (dentistry) An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth. Wikipedia link: dry socket Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Dentistry Translations (inflammation of the alveolar bone): 干槽症 (gān cáo zhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), suché lůžko [neuter] (Czech), alveolitis seca [feminine] (Spanish)
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