alveolar processes

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alveolar processes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alveolar \Al"ve*o*lar\ (?; 277), a. [L. alveolus a small hollow
     or cavity: cf. F. alv['e]olaire.] (Anat.)
     1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells,
        sacs, or sockets.
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     2. (Phon.) Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing
        against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Alveolar processes, the processes of the maxillary bones,
        containing the sockets of the teeth.
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