| ALV | a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge |
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| ALV | pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs |
| ALV | pertaining to the alveolar ridge |
| ALV | the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set |
| ALV | a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process |
| ALV | lung tissue densely packed with alveoli |
| ALV | a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge |
| ALV | abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs |
| ALV | craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla |
| ALV | a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth |
| ALV | wasting of the bony socket |
| ALV | form of rhabdomyosarcoma occuring mainly in adolescents and young adults |