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dry socket en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth.
    • The severe pain of a "dry socket" after tooth extraction can be relieved by injections of vitamin B₁ (thiamine hydrochloride) Dr. Joseph P. Osterloh, of San Francisco, reports. 1942 August 8, “Vitamin B Relieves Pain After Tooth Extraction”, in The Science News-Letter, volume 42, number 6, page 89:

Translations (3)

cs suché lůžko (inflammation of the alveolar bone) · cmn 干槽症 (inflammation of the alveolar bone) · es alveolitis seca (inflammation of the alveolar bone)