tooth socket

English

Noun

tooth socket (plural tooth sockets)

(anatomy) A socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process with the periodontal ligament.

Synonyms

dental alveolus

Translations

socket in the jaw

Chinese:
Mandarin: 牙槽 (zh) (yácáo)
Czech: zubní lůžko n
Finnish: hammaskuoppa (fi)
French: alvéole dentaire m or f
German: Zahnfach (de) n
Greek: φατνίο (el) n (fatnío)
Ancient Greek: ὁλμίσκος m (holmískos), φατνίον n (phatníon)
Hungarian: fogmeder (hu)
Irish: log fiacaile m
Ottoman Turkish: سنخ (sinh)
Polish: zębodół (pl) m
Portuguese: alvéolo (pt) m
Romanian: alveolă dentară f
Thai: เบ้าฟัน (th) (bâo-fan)

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