alveolar process

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noun

a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
• Syn:
alveolar ridge, gum ridge
• Hypernyms:
process, outgrowth, appendage
• Part Holonyms:
jaw
• Part Meronyms:
tooth socket, alveolus, alveolar artery, arteria alveolaris