" alveolar "

[Adjective]  | "al*ve*o*lar" | \ al-ˈvē-(ə-)lər \

1: of, relating to, resembling, or having alveoli; especially : of, relating to, or constituting the part of the jaws where the teeth arise, the air-containing compartments of the lungs, or glands with secretory cells about a central space

2: articulated with the tip of the tongue touching or near the ridge of bone behind the teeth in the upper jaw

Origin: 1750 ;

[Noun]  | "alveolar process" 

1: the bony ridge or raised thickened border of the upper or lower jaw that contains the sockets of the teeth : alveolar ridge

Origin: 1756 ;

[Noun]  | "alveolar ridge" 

1: the bony ridge or raised thickened border of the upper or lower jaw that contains the sockets of the teeth : alveolar process

2: the gum-covered ridge of bone behind the teeth in the upper jaw

Origin: 1823 ;

[Adjective]  | "alveolar"