Meaning of dental alveolus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An alveolus (socket) in the jaw that holds a tooth. The roots of the tooth are held in the alveolar process by the periodontal ligament.

العربية سِنْخ

Čeština zubní lůžko

Deutsch Zahnfach

Ελληνικά φατνίο

Suomi hammaskuoppa

Français alvéole dentaire

Polski zębodół

Português alvéolo

ไทย เบ้าฟัน

“Holonyms: alveolar process, alveolar ridge < jaw, jawbone < face < head < body”

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.