alveolotomy

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noun

incision into the alveolus, especially in order to drain pus from an abscess

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Meanings

nounalveolotomy (plural alveolotomies)

plural alveolotomies

  1. dentistryincision into the alveolus, especially in order to drain pus from an abscess

Origin

From alveolo- + -tomy.

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APA

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

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“alveolotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolotomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alveolotomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolotomy.

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