See Also: os vesalianum(medicine)
vesalianum(medicine)

alveolar (iou) and os vesalianum (medicine)


alveolar (iou)



alveolar adjective & noun. L18.
[from ALVEOLUS + -AR1.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to an alveolus or alveoli; Phonetics (of a consonant) articulated with the tip of the tongue at or near the ridge of the upper teeth. L18.
alveolar ridge the ridge that contains the sockets of the upper teeth.
B. noun.
1. Anatomy. An alveolar process. rare. L19.
2. Phonetics. An alveolar consonant. L19.
alveolarity noun (Phonetics) the quality of being alveolar M20.

os vesalianum (medicine)


os vesalianum


The tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal bone sometimes existing as a separate bone.

Synonym: vesalianum, Vesalius' bone.