💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dry socket"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| alveolitisnoun | (medicine) An inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs. |
| tooth socketnoun | (anatomy) Synonym of dental alveolus. |
| dental alveolusnoun | (medicine, anatomy) 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. |
| alveolusnoun | (anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries. |
| odontectomynoun | (dentistry) The extraction of a tooth that is partially enclosed by bone |
| alveolotomynoun | (surgery, dentistry) incision into the alveolus, especially in order to drain pus from an abscess |
| root extractionnoun | (arithmetic) The process or result of computing the nth root of a real or complex number. |
| odontosectionnoun | (surgery) An incision into a tooth |
| exodontianoun | The extraction of teeth. |
| exodonticsnoun | the extraction of teeth |
| pericoronitisnoun | (dentistry) An acute infection causing swelling or inflammation of gums and surrounding soft tissues of a partially erupted tooth. |
| osteoperiostitisnoun | inflammation of a bone and its periosteum |
| infraocclusionnoun | (dentistry) An irregular occlusion caused by ankylosis of one or more teeth |
| disclusionnoun | (dentistry) A separation of the teeth when the jaw is slightly opened. |
| alveolar bonenoun | (anatomy) A ridge on the surface of a teeth-bearing bone, such as maxilla and mandible in humans, that contains the tooth sockets. |
| odontotomynoun | (dentistry) The removal of gum tissue that overlays part of a tooth |
| operculitisnoun | (dentistry) Inflammation (pericoronitis) of the operculum. |
| imposthumationnoun | An abscess; an imposthume. |
| odontoidectomynoun | (surgery) excision of an odontoid process |
| fossettenoun | A little hollow; a dimple. |
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