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41alveolar 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 …
42alveolar artery — n any of several arteries supplying the teeth esp POSTERIOR SUPERIOR ALVEOLAR ARTERY compare INFERIOR ALVEOLAR ARTERY …
43alveolar nerve — see INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE, SUPERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE …
44alveolar vein — see INFERIOR ALVEOLAR VEIN, POSTERIOR SUPERIOR ALVEOLAR VEIN …
45alveolar point — n PROSTHION * * * the center of the anterior margin of the alveolar arch …
46alveolar process — n the bony ridge or raised thickened border on each side of the upper or lower jaw that contains the sockets of the teeth called also alveolar ridge * * * the portion of bone in either the maxilla or the mandible that surrounds and supports the… …
47alveolar, cáncer — oncol. Cáncer de pulmón caracterizado por la proliferación excesiva de células mucíparas cilíndricas en las paredes de los alveolos. La enfermedad produce una abundante expectoración mucosa acompañada de dolores torácicos y tos, y una disnea que… …
48Alveolar obstruent — Alveolar obstruents in linguistics are the phonetic natural class consisting of: [t] , [d] , [s] , [z] …
49alveolar canals — n pl the canals in the jawbones for the passage of the dental nerves and associated vessels * * * see canalis mandibulae and canales alveolares corporis maxillae …
50alveolar ducts — n pl the somewhat enlarged terminal sections of the bronchioles that branch into the terminal alveoli * * * ductuli alveolares …
