- alveolar arch
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the part of the upper or lower jawbone in which the teeth are set.[1895-1900]
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alveolar arch
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alveolar arch — n the arch of the upper or lower jaw formed by the alveolar processes * * * an arch formed by the ridge of the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla; see arcus alveolaris mandibulae and arcus alveolaris maxillae … Medical dictionary
alveolar arch — noun the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set • Hypernyms: ↑process, ↑outgrowth, ↑appendage • Part Holonyms: ↑jaw * * * noun see alveolar II, 1b * * * the part of the upper or lower jawbone in which the teeth are se … Useful english dictionary
alveolar arch — /ælˌviələr ˈatʃ/ (say al.veeuhluhr ahch), /ˌælvioʊlə/ (say .alveeohluh) noun that part of the upper jawbone in which the teeth are set …
alveolar point — n PROSTHION * * * the center of the anterior margin of the alveolar arch … Medical dictionary
alveolar — a. pertaining to alveolus; bearing alveolae; Phonetics, pronounced with tongue and alveolus; n. sound so pronounced. ♦ alveolar arch, tooth bearing part of upper jaw … Dictionary of difficult words
arch — Any structure resembling a bent bow or an a.; an arc. In anatomy, any vaulted or archlike structure. See arcus. SYN: arcus [TA]. [thru O. Fr. fr. L. arcus, bow] abdominothoracic a. a bell shaped line defined by the lower end of the sternum and… … Medical dictionary
maxillo-alveolar index — max·il·lo al·ve·o·lar index mak .sil (.)ō al vē ə lər , .mak sə (.)lō n the ratio multiplied by 100 of the distance between the most lateral points on the external border of opposite sides of the alveolar arch to its length … Medical dictionary
maxillo-alveolar index — mak|si(ˌ)lō+... noun anthropology : the ratio multiplied by 100 of the breadth of the alveolar arch to its length … Useful english dictionary
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angle — The meeting point of two lines or planes; the figure formed by the junction of two lines or planes; the space bounded on two sides by lines or planes that meet. For angles not listed below, see the descriptive term; e.g., axioincisal, distobuccal … Medical dictionary
