alveolar ridge

English

Noun

alveolar ridge (plural alveolar ridges)

1. (anatomy) A ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible and contains the alveoli of the teeth.

   Synonyms: gum ridge, alveolar process

Translations

ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible

• Arabic: سِنْخ m (sinḵ)
• Catalan: cresta alveolar f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 齒嵴／齿嵴 (zh) (chǐjǐ)

• Finnish: hammasvalli (fi)
• French: crête alvéolaire f
• German: Alveolarkamm m, Zahndamm (de) m
• Hindi: वर्त्स्य कटक (vartsya kaṭak)
• Italian: cresta alveolare f
• Limburgish: alveolaire kamp
• Mongolian:

  Mongolian: ᠪᠦᠢᠯᠡ (büile) (China)

• Polish: wał dziąsłowy m
• Portuguese: processo alveolar m
• Spanish: cresta alveolar f
• Swedish: tandvall (sv) c

References

• “alveolar ridge”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.