alveolitis

Noun alveolitis has 2 senses

• alveolitis(n = noun.state) dry socket - inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form;
is a kind of inflammation, redness, rubor

• alveolitis(n = noun.state) - inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic;
has particulars: farmer's lung, thresher's lung, bagascosis, bagassosis
is a kind of inflammation, redness, rubor