TOOTH SOCKET

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth

Synonyms:

alveolus; tooth socket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("tooth socket" is a kind of...):

socket (a bony hollow into which a structure fits)

Holonyms ("tooth socket" 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)