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Alveolar process   /ælvˈiələr prˈɑsˌɛs/   Listen
Alveolar process

noun
1.
A ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth.  Synonyms: alveolar ridge, gum ridge.





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... has been erroneously supposed, where there is no inflammation, to be owing to some acrid matter from a carious tooth stimulating the membrane of the alveolar process into violent action and consequent pain; but the effect seems to have been mistaken for the cause, and the decay of the tooth to have been occasioned by the torpor and consequent pain ...
— Zoonomia, Vol. II - Or, the Laws of Organic Life • Erasmus Darwin


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