Alveolar

(al-vef-o-lar) \_alveolus, a small hollow]. Pertaining to an alveolus. A. Absce , a gum-boil. A. Arch, the alveolar surface of the jaw. A. Artery, a branch of the internal maxillary artery. A. Border, the margin of the jaws. A. Index, in craniometry, the gnathic index; the ratio of the distance between the basion and alveolar point, to the distance between the basion and the nasal point, multiplied by 100. (Sometimes the basilar index is called the alveolar index). A. Pa ages. The ultimate division of the bronchi, emptying into the infundibula. A. Points. See Craniometric Points. A. Proce , the border of the superior maxilla in which the alveoli are placed. A. Sarcoma. See Sarcoma. 47