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the portion of bone in either the maxilla or the mandible that surrounds and supports the teeth. In the maxilla it is called the processus alveolaris maxillae, and in the mandible it is called the pars alveolaris mandibulae.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Alveolar process — Bone: Alveolar process Left maxilla. Outer surface. (Alveolar process visible at bottom.) … Wikipedia
Alveolar process of maxilla — Infobox Bone Name = Alveolar process Latin = processus alveolaris maxillae GraySubject = 38 GrayPage = 161 Caption = Left maxilla. Outer surface. (Alveolar process visible at bottom.) Caption2 = Cartilages of the nose, seen from below. (Alveolar… … Wikipedia
alveolar process — 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: ↑j … Useful english dictionary
alveolar arch — n the arch of the upper or lower jaw formed by the alveolar processes * * * an arch formed by the ridge of the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla; see arcus alveolaris mandibulae and arcus alveolaris maxillae … Medical dictionary
process — process1 [prä′ses΄, prä′səs; ] chiefly Brit & Cdn [, prō′ ses΄, prō′səs] n. pl. processes [prä′ses΄iz, prä′səs iz; prä′sə sēz΄] [ME < OFr proces < L processus, pp. of procedere: see PROCEED] 1. the course of being done: chiefly in in… … English World dictionary
alveolar ridge — noun a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth • Syn: ↑gum ridge, ↑alveolar process • Hypernyms: ↑process, ↑outgrowth, ↑appendage • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
alveolar artery — noun a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process • Syn: ↑arteria alveolaris • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel • Hyponyms: ↑inferior alveolar artery, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
alveolar point — noun craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla • Syn: ↑prosthion, ↑prostheon • Hypernyms: ↑craniometric point * * * noun : a point on the alveolar process midway between the median… … Useful english dictionary
Alveolar part of mandible — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = pars alveolaris mandibulae GraySubject = 44 GrayPage = 173 Caption = Mandible. (Alveolar part not labeled, but is visible below teeth.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph =… … Wikipedia
alveolar ridge — the ridgelike border of the upper and lower jaws containing the sockets of the teeth. Also called alveolar process. See diag. under mouth. * * * … Universalium
