alveolitis seca
/albeolitis seka/from spelling rulesfeminine
The English phrase "dry socket" is translated into Spanish as alveolitis seca.
alveolitis seca is used to describe the medical condition involving the inflammation of the alveolar bone.
Meaning: inflammation of the alveolar bone (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of alveolitis, meaning inflammation of the alveolus and seca, which means dry.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is feminine, so any accompanying adjectives must also be feminine (for example, la alveolitis seca).
Did you know?
- The term alveolo refers to both the tooth socket in dentistry and the tiny air sacs in the lungs, meaning alveolitis can technically refer to lung inflammation depending on the medical context.
- While alveolitis seca is the clinical term, patients in many Spanish-speaking countries often describe the sensation as un hueco meaning 'a hole' or un vacío meaning 'an emptiness'.
- In a dental clinic, a Spanish speaker might use the verb curar to describe treating alveolitis seca, though in English we usually 'treat' a condition rather than 'cure' it.
Examples in context
- Creo que tengo alveolitis seca.I believe I have a dry socket.
- ¿Puedes recomendarme algún remedio para la alveolitis seca?Can you recommend any remedies for dry socket?
- El paciente sufre de alveolitis seca tras la extracción.The patient is suffering from dry socket after the extraction.
- El dentista me diagnosticó alveolitis seca.The dentist diagnosed me with dry socket.
- La alveolitis seca causa mucho dolor.Dry socket causes a lot of pain.
- Debo evitar la alveolitis seca tras la cirugía.I must avoid dry socket after the surgery.
Example conversation
Daniel calls his dentist because he is in pain after a tooth extraction.
- SofíaHola Daniel, ¿qué síntomas tienes?Hello Daniel, what symptoms are you having?
- DanielSiento un dolor fuerte, ¿será alveolitis seca?I feel a strong pain, could it be a dry socket?
- SofíaEs posible, debes venir a la clínica.It is possible, you must come to the clinic.
- DanielEstá bien, iré ahora mismo.All right, I will go right now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “dry socket” translations and entries alveolitis seca, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
