tooth socket

English

Noun

tooth socket (plural tooth sockets)

(anatomy) A socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process with the periodontal ligament.

Synonyms

dental alveolus

Translations

socket in the jaw

Czech: zubní lůžko n
Finnish: hammaskuoppa
German: Zahnfach (de) n
Greek: φατνίο (el) n (fatnío)

Hungarian: fogmeder (hu)
Irish: log fiacaile m
Portuguese: alvéolo (pt) m
Romanian: alveolă dentară f

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