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dry socket

n :  a tooth socket in which after tooth extraction a blood clot fails to form or disintegrates without undergoing organization : also  :  a condition that is marked by the occurrence of such a socket or sockets and that is usu. accompanied by neuralgic pain but without suppuration .
 
 

 
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