teethridge

[teeth-rij]

noun Phonetics.

alveolar ridge.

Origin of teethridge

First recorded in 1925–30; teeth + ridge

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teethridge in Medicine

teethridge

[tēth′rĭj′]

n.

The ridge of gum behind the upper front teeth.

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