alveolar ridge
alveolar ridge · alveolar ridges
Alveolarkamm, Zahndamm
A ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible and contains the…A ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible and contains the alveoli of the teeth.
» The alveolar ridges contain the sockets of the teeth.
Meaning
1 sensesA ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible and contains the alveoli of the teeth.
Alveolarkamm, Zahndamm
a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
Examples
2 sentencesThe alveolar ridges contain the sockets of the teeth.
Postalveolar consonants are articulated when the tongue is near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
Translations
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By meaning 1
ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible:
Forms
plural: alveolar ridges| Singular | alveolar ridge |
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| Plural | alveolar ridges |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsalveolar processteethridgegum ridge
Close in meaning
- a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth:gum ridgealveolar process