alveolectomy

[ ăl′vē-ə-lĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Surgical removal of a portion of the aveolar process to facilitate the fitting of a dental prosthesis.

Words nearby alveolectomy

alveolar sac, alveolar soft part sarcoma, alveolar ventilation, alveolar-arterial oxygen difference, alveolate, alveolectomy, alveolitis, alveolo-, alveolocapillary membrane, alveoloclasia, alveolodental ligament