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Abstract
The thickest and spongiest part of the maxilla and mandible hollowed out into deep cavities for the teeth.
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5 entry terms
- Alveolar Processes
- Process, Alveolar
- Processes, Alveolar
- Alveolar Ridge
- Ridge, Alveolar
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24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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dis: coord with JAW DISEASES or specific precoord jaw dis (IM); for /surg, prefer ALVEOLECTOMY or ALVEOLOPLASTY
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Alveolar Process. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000539. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000539
- Alveolar Process. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar_process
- Alveolar Process. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q448692