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Tooth socket Moderate

Tooth socket has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth

2

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

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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