alveolare

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alveolare

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Borrowed from Latin alveolus, a diminutive of alveus (“a tray, trough, basin”), from alvus (“the belly, the stomach, bowels, womb, etc.”).

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The lowest point on the septum between the central incisors of the upper jaw. Additional skull measurements, taken with small sliding calipers, were from zygomaxillare, the lowest point on the zygomatic-maxillary suture, to the points of alveolare, basion and nasion.

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@misc{alveolare_2026,
  title = {alveolare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alveolare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}