tooth socket

Noun

 * 1)  A socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process with the periodontal ligament.

Synonyms

 * dental alveolus

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: zubní lůžko
 * Finnish:
 * French: alvéole dentaire
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: ὁλμίσκος, φατνίον
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: log fiacaile
 * Ottoman Turkish: سنخ
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: alveolă dentară
 * Thai: