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Noun: dry socket
  1. Inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form
    - alveolitis

Derived forms: dry sockets

Type of: inflammation, redness, rubor [rare]

Encyclopedia: Dry socket

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