| alveolitis |
inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic
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| alveolus |
a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways tooth socket: a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
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| alveolar artery |
a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process
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| alveolar point |
prosthion: craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla
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| alveolar ectasia |
abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs
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