As nouns the difference between prosthesis and alveolectomy
is that prosthesis is (medicine) an artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external while alveolectomy is the surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis.
prosthesis
English
Noun
(prostheses)
(medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
(linguistics, prosody) prothesis
Synonyms
* (linguistics) prothesis
Related terms
* prothesis
* prosthetic
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alveolectomy
English
Noun
(-)
the surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis