alveol-

variant of alveolo- before a vowel.
alveolectomy.

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Dental cysts.—It happens occasionally that the teeth of cattle, instead of developing normally within strong supporting alveol�, remain inclosed within a cystic membrane, which assumes a tumorlike character.