alveolitis

1. Inflammation in the socket of a tooth;
   Sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form (synset 114281495)
   hypernym: inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
   synonym: dry socket
2. Inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust;
   With repeated exposure the condition may become chronic (synset 114281281)
   hypernym: inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
   hyponym:

   • farmer's lung, thresher's lung - alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay
   • bagascosis, bagassosis - alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)

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