ALVEOLAR POINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alveolar point mean? 

• ALVEOLAR POINT (noun)
  The noun ALVEOLAR POINT has 1 sense:

1. craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla

  Familiarity information: ALVEOLAR POINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALVEOLAR POINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

alveolar point; prostheon; prosthion

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

craniometric point (a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken)