SYN: jugum (1). [A.S. geoc]
- alveolar yokes [TA] one of the eminences on the outer surface of the alveolar process of the maxilla or mandible, formed by the roots of the incisor teeth. SYN: juga alveolaria [TA].
- sphenoidal y. jugum sphenoidale.
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(yōk) 1. a connecting structure. 2. jugum.Medical dictionary. 2011.