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alveolo-

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a combining form of alveolus: alveolopalatal.

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Also especially before a vowel, alveol-.

Words nearby alveolo-

alveolar soft part sarcoma, alveolar ventilation, alveolate, alveolectomy, alveolitis, alveolo-, alveolocapillary membrane, alveoloclasia, alveolodental ligament, alveolodental membrane, alveololingual

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How to use alveolo- in a sentence

The infection may spread from the tooth to the alveolo-dental periosteum, and set up a periodontitis.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

Medical definitions for alveolo-

alveolo-

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Alveolus; alveolar:alveoloclasia.

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