alveolar bone

noun

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

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Meanings

nounalveolar bone (plural alveolar bones)

plural alveolar bones

  1. anatomyA ridge on the surface of a teeth-bearing bone, such as maxilla and mandible in humans, that contains the tooth sockets.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 牙槽骨
  • 牙槽骨 (yácáogǔ)ridge on the maxilla
Finnish hammaskuoppaharjanne
  • hammaskuoppaharjanneridge on the maxilla
Hungarian fogmedernyúlvány
  • fogmedernyúlványridge on the maxilla
Portuguese osso alveolar
  • osso alveolarridge on the maxilla
Romanian os alveolar
  • os alveolarridge on the maxilla
Cite this entry
APA

alveolar bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolar%20bone

MLA

“alveolar bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolar%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alveolar bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolar%20bone.

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