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DRY SOCKET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form
Synonyms:
alveolitis; dry socket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("dry socket" is a kind of...):
inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
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