The story
- New Latin · borrowed fromprocessus alveolaris“protuberance of tooth sockets”
- English todayalveolar process
From New Latin processus alveolaris (“protuberance of tooth sockets”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
alveolar process
Today it means: A bony ridge or raised thickened border of the upper or lower jaw that contains the sockets of the teeth. Full definition →
New Latin processus alveolaris