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Alveolar processes

Alveolar \Al"ve*o*lar\ (?; 277), a. [L. alveolus a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. alv['e]olaire.] (Anat.)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets.

  2. (Phon.) Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth.

    Alveolar processes, the processes of the maxillary bones, containing the sockets of the teeth.