alveolar artery al·veo·la·rartery uncommon noun 1. a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process Synonymsalveolar arteryarteria alveolaris Related words Broader terms artery Narrower terms inferior alveolar arterysuperior alveolar artery Parts alveolar ridge WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.