Synonym for alveoalgia ... A postoperative complication of tooth extraction in which the blood clot in the socket disintegrates, resulting in focal osteomyelitis and severe pain. ... Synonym: alveolalgia, alveolar osteitis, dry socket. ... Origin: alveolus + G. Algos, pain ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(al″ve-o-lal´jә) pain in the alveolus of a tooth after extraction; see also dry socket.
Type: Term Pronunciation: al′vē-ō-lal′jē-ă Synonyms: alveoalgia
alveoalgia, alveolalgia A postoperative complication of tooth extraction in which the blood clot in the socket disintegrates, resulting in focal osteomyelitis and severe pain.