socket
(sok´әt)
a hollow into which a corresponding part fits.
dry socket
a condition sometimes occurring after tooth extraction, particularly after traumatic extraction, resulting in a dry appearance
of the exposed bone in the socket, due to disintegration or loss of the blood clot. It is basically a focal osteomyelitis
without suppuration and is accompanied by severe pain (alveolalgia) and foul odor. Called also alveolar osteitis.
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