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dry socket

 
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–noun Dentistry.
a painful inflammatory infection of the bone and tissues at the site of an extracted tooth.
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dry socket  
n.  A painful inflamed condition at the site of extraction of a tooth that occurs when a blood clot fails to form properly or is dislodged.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dry socket
Function: noun
: a tooth socket in which after tooth extraction a blood clot fails to form or disintegrates without undergoing organization;also : a condition that is marked by the occurrence of such a socket or sockets and that is usually accompanied by neuralgic pain but without suppuration
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dry socket n.
A painful inflamed condition at the site of extraction of a tooth that occurs when a blood clot fails to form properly or is dislodged.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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