English noun: alveolar process | |||
1. | alveolar process (body) a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth | ||
Synonyms | alveolar ridge, gum ridge | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appendage, outgrowth, process | ||
Part holonym | alveolar artery, alveolus, arteria alveolaris, tooth socket | ||
Part meronym | jaw | ||