alveolar

(a) pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
(a) pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw
- alveolar processes

Nouns

(n) a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant,

Synonyms

alveolar consonant dental dental consonant

Words of close approximity

alveolus

alveolar arch alveolar artery alveolar bed alveolar consonant alveolar ectasia alveolar point alveolar process alveolar resorption alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma alveolar rhabdosarcoma alveolar ridge