alveolar ridge

English

Noun

alveolar ridge (plural alveolar ridges)

(anatomy) A ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible and contains the alveoli of the teeth.
Synonyms: gum ridge, alveolar process

Translations

ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible

Arabic: سِنْخ m (sinḵ)
Catalan: cresta alveolar f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 齒嵴／齿嵴 (zh) (chǐjǐ)
Finnish: hammasvalli (fi)
French: crête alvéolaire f
German: Alveolarkamm m, Zahndamm (de) m
Hindi: वर्त्स्य कटक (vartsya kaṭak)
Italian: cresta alveolare f
Limburgish: alveolaire kamp
Mongolian:
Mongolian: ᠪᠦᠢᠯᠡ (büile) (China)
Polish: wał dziąsłowy m
Portuguese: processo alveolar m
Spanish: cresta alveolar f
Swedish: tandvall (sv) c

References

“alveolar ridge”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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