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    ARTERIA ALVEOLARIS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar processplay

    Synonyms:

    alveolar artery; arteria alveolaris

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("arteria alveolaris" is a kind of...):

    arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arteria alveolaris"):

    arteria alveolaris inferior; inferior alveolar artery (the alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teeth)

    arteria alveolaris superior; superior alveolar artery (the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth)

    Holonyms ("arteria alveolaris" is a part of...):

    alveolar process; alveolar ridge; gum ridge (a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth)

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