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ALVEOLAR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

Synonyms:

alveolar; alveolar consonant; dental; dental consonant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("alveolar" is a kind of...):

consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)

Derivation:

alveolar (pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

alveolus (a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw

Example:

alveolar processes

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

alveolar ridge (a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth)

Derivation:

alveolar (a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge)

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 Context examples: 

A well differentiated morphologic variant of bronchiolo-alveolar lung carcinoma characterized by tall columnar cells and mucin production.

(Mucinous Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

This rearrangement is associated with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma and rare cases of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.

(PAX7/FOXO1 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): Finger stick, veni puncture, Abdominal/ascites effusion, Biopsy, Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL) (for specimen collection), laparoscopic (for cholecystectomy)

(Performed Procedure Method Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

An inflammatory process of the gingival tissues and/or periodontal membrane of the teeth, resulting in an abnormally deep gingival sulcus, possibly producing periodontal pockets and loss of alveolar bone support.

(Periodontal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

The fibrous connective tissue surrounding the root of a tooth that separates it from and attaches it to the alveolar bone.

(Periodontium, NCI Thesaurus)

In alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, the wild-type allele is involved in a translocation t(1;13)(p36;q14) with the FOXO1 wild-type allele.

(PAX7 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This rearrangement is associated with rare variants of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.

(PAX3/FOXO4 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The interface between the more apically located alveolar mucosa and the more coronally located gingiva.

(Mucogingival Junction, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic variant of bronchiolo-alveolar lung carcinoma characterized by the presence of Clara cells and/or type II cells.

(Non-Mucinous Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Also, mutations or translocations involving the gene are associated with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.

(PAX3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)