loading...| Preferred Name |
tooth socket |
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| Synonyms |
dental alveolus alveolus dentali alveolus dentalis |
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| Definitions |
Dental alveolus (plural, alveoli) are sockets in the jaws in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process of maxilla with the periodontal ligament. The lay term for dental alveoli is tooth sockets. A joint that connect the roots of the teeth and the alveolus are called gomphosis (plural gomphoses). In mammals, tooth sockets are found in the maxilla and the mandible. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003686 |
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| alternative label |
dental alveolus alveolus dentali alveolus dentalis |
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| database_cross_reference |
Wikipedia:Dental_alveolus NCIT:C94543 MESH:D020390 SCTID:288323008 UMLS:C0227130 FMA:57490 GAID:217 |
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| definition |
Dental alveolus (plural, alveoli) are sockets in the jaws in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process of maxilla with the periodontal ligament. The lay term for dental alveoli is tooth sockets. A joint that connect the roots of the teeth and the alveolus are called gomphosis (plural gomphoses). In mammals, tooth sockets are found in the maxilla and the mandible. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Alveole_zahn.jpg |
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| has exact synonym |
dental alveolus |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
dental alveolus alveolus dentali alveolus dentalis |
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| id |
UBERON:0003686 |
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| label |
tooth socket |
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| notation |
UBERON:0003686 |
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| note |
Dental alveolus (plural, alveoli) are sockets in the jaws in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process of maxilla with the periodontal ligament. The lay term for dental alveoli is tooth sockets. A joint that connect the roots of the teeth and the alveolus are called gomphosis (plural gomphoses). In mammals, tooth sockets are found in the maxilla and the mandible. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| preferred label |
tooth socket |
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| prefLabel |
tooth socket |
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