Meanings
nounalveolectomy (uncountable)
- uncountablethe surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis
Origin
Translations
Catalan alveolectomia
- alveolectomiasurgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge
Finnish alveolektomia
- alveolektomiasurgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge
French alvéolectomie
- alvéolectomiesurgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge
Portuguese alveolectomia
- alveolectomiasurgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge
Romanian alveolectomie
- alveolectomiesurgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge
Spanish alveolectomía
- alveolectomíasurgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with alveolectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA
alveolectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolectomy
MLA
“alveolectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alveolectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolectomy.
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