DRY SOCKET

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form

Synonyms:

alveolitis; dry socket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("dry socket" is a kind of...):

inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)

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