alveolar


Definition: Meaning of, alveolar in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / alˈvɪələ;ˌalvɪˈəʊlə /

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alveolar alveolars
[countable] [technical]
  1. a CONSONANT sound such as or that you make by putting the end of your tongue behind your upper front teeth
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alveolar used in phrases

  • alveolar arch (noun)
    1. the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set
  • alveolar artery (noun)
    1. a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process
  • alveolar bed (noun)
    1. lung tissue densely packed with alveoli
  • alveolar consonant (noun)
    1. a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
  • alveolar ectasia (noun)
    1. abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs
  • alveolar point (noun)
    1. craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla
  • alveolar process (noun)
    1. a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
  • alveolar resorption (noun)
    1. wasting of the bony socket
  • alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (noun)
    1. form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in adolescents and young adults
  • alveolar rhabdosarcoma (noun)
    1. form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in adolescents and young adults
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