dry socket
An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of…An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth.
More definitions
- inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form
Translations
1 languagesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form:alveolitis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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