alveolar process

Noun alveolar process has 1 sense

• alveolar process(n = noun.body) alveolar ridge, gum ridge - a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth;
has parts: alveolus, tooth socket, alveolar artery, arteria alveolaris
is a kind of appendage, outgrowth, process
is a part of jaw