See Also: processus maxillaris(medicine)
alveololingual(medicine)
alveololingual sulcus(medicine)
alveololingual groove(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
vena maxillaris(medicine)
sinus maxillaris(medicine)
hiatus maxillaris(medicine)
plexus maxillaris externus(medicine)
arteria maxillaris externa(medicine)

alveololingual groove (medicine) and processus maxillaris (medicine)


alveololingual groove (medicine)


alveololingual groove


That part of the oral cavity proper, on each side of the frenulum linguae, between the tongue and the mandibular alveolar process or ridge, in the embryo, the groove on each side between the lingual primordium and the alveolar elevations of the mandible.

Synonym: alveololingual sulcus, gingivolingual groove, gingivolingual sulcus.


processus maxillaris (medicine)


processus maxillaris -->
maxillary process


A thin plate of irregular form projecting from the middle of the upper border of the inferior concha, articulating with the maxilla bone and partly closing the orifice of the maxillary sinus.

Synonym: processus maxillaris.