Usually means: Gum ridge behind upper teeth.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. alveolar ridge: Merriam-Webster
  2. alveolar ridge: Vocabulary.com
  3. alveolar ridge: Wiktionary
  4. alveolar ridge: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. alveolar ridge: Dictionary.com
  6. Alveolar ridge: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. alveolar ridge: Rhymezone
  8. alveolar ridge: FreeDictionary.org
  9. alveolar ridge: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. alveolar ridge: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. alveolar ridge: Merriam-Webster

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  1. alveolar ridge: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. alveolar ridge: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. alveolar ridge: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (alveolar ridge)

▸ noun:  (anatomy) A ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible and contains the alveoli of the teeth.

Similar:
alveolar process, gum ridge, alveolar bone, alveolus, oblique ridge, dental alveolus, alveoloplasty, alveolectomy, alveolare, alveolarization, more...

Opposite:
palatal, velar, labial, dental, lingual

Types:
upper, lower, more...

Phrases:
alveolar ridge augmentation, alveolar remodeling ridge, more...

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Similar:
alveolar process, gum ridge, alveolar bone, alveolus, oblique ridge, dental alveolus, alveoloplasty, alveolectomy, alveolare, alveolarization, more...

Opposite:
palatal, velar, labial, dental, lingual

Types:
upper, lower, more...

Phrases:
alveolar ridge augmentation, alveolar remodeling ridge, more...



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