alveolectomy

English

Etymology

From alveol- +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

alveolectomy (uncountable)

  1. the surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.