noun
inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form
• Syn: ↑alveolitis
• Hypernyms: ↑inflammation, ↑redness, ↑rubor
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noun : a tooth socket in which after tooth extraction a blood clot fails to form or disintegrates without undergoing organization; also : a condition that is marked by the occurrence of such a socket or sockets and that is usually accompanied by neuralgic pain but without suppuration
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Dentistry.
a painful inflammatory infection of the bone and tissues at the site of an extracted tooth.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.