alveolitis

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Noun alveolitis has 2 senses

alveolitis, dry socket - inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form
--₁ is a kind of inflammation, redness, rubor
alveolitis - inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic
--₂ is a kind of inflammation, redness, rubor
--₂ has particulars: farmer's lung, thresher's lung; bagassosis, bagascosis

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