alveoalgia

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alveoalgia al·ve·o·al·gia (āl'vē-ō-āl'jə) or al·ve·o·lal·gia (-lāl'jə)
n.
Pain following a tooth extraction caused by blood clot disintegration and subsequent infection of the empty socket.

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