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alve'olar ridge'

the ridgelike border of the upper and lower jaws containing the sockets of the teeth. Also called alve'olar proc'ess. See diag. under mouth.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

alveolar arch

alveolate

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