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Meaning of dry socket | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth.

uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština suché lůžko
Español alveolitis seca

Examples

“The severe pain of a "dry socket" after tooth extraction can be relieved by injections of vitamin B₁ (thiamine hydrochloride) Dr. Joseph P. Osterloh, of San Francisco, reports.”

CEFR level

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

dry spell dry sprinkler dry steering dry stone wall dry stove dry sump

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