alveolar process

noun

A bony ridge or raised thickened border of the upper or lower jaw that contains the sockets of the teeth.

Similar
alveolar ridgegum ridge
OriginNew Latin processus alveolaris →
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Meanings

nounalveolar process (plural alveolar processes)

plural alveolar processes

  1. anatomyA bony ridge or raised thickened border of the upper or lower jaw that contains the sockets of the teeth.

    Synonyms: alveolar ridge

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bony ridge or raised thickened border of the upper or lower jaw that contains the sockets of the teeth.

Similar
alveolar ridge

More synonyms by meaning

nouna ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth

Similar
alveolar ridgegum ridge
Broader
processoutgrowthappendage
Also see
alveolar ridge

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. New Latinprocessus alveolaris“protuberance of tooth sockets”
  2. Englishalveolar process

From New Latin processus alveolaris (“protuberance of tooth sockets”).

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APA

alveolar process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolar%20process

MLA

“alveolar process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolar%20process. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alveolar process,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolar%20process.

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