alveolus
n. pit, small cavity (as in a honeycomb); air cell in a lung; socket of a tooth | ||||
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Alveoli Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Alveoli
(pl. )
of Alveolus
(pl. )
of Alveolus
| WordNet 2.0 |
alveolus
Noun
1. a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
(synonym) air sac, air cell
(hypernym) sac
(part-holonym) lung
2. a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
(synonym) tooth socket
(hypernym) socket
(part-holonym) alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process
Noun
1. a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
(synonym) air sac, air cell
(hypernym) sac
(part-holonym) lung
2. a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
(synonym) tooth socket
(hypernym) socket
(part-holonym) alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process
| hEnglish - advanced version |
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Alveoli Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
alveoli
[al-VEE-o-lye]
Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles in the lungs.
[al-VEE-o-lye]
Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles in the lungs.
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Alveoli
Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles.
Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles.
alveolus
noun
small cavity, such as one of the air sacs in the lungs or the socket into which a tooth fits
(NOTE: plural is alveoli)
| Lung Diseases Glossary |
Alveoli
Tiny sac-like air spaces in the lung where carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged.
Context: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Respiratory failure; Sarcoidosis
Tiny sac-like air spaces in the lung where carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged.
Context: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Respiratory failure; Sarcoidosis
| CDC Tuberculosis Glossary |
Alveoli
The small air sacs in the lungs that lie at the end of the bronchial tree; the site where carbon dioxide in the blood is replaced by oxygen from the lungs and where TB infection usually begins.
The small air sacs in the lungs that lie at the end of the bronchial tree; the site where carbon dioxide in the blood is replaced by oxygen from the lungs and where TB infection usually begins.
| TOXICOLOGY |
Alveoli
The air sacs at the ends of the tracheo-bronchial tree in which gases are exchanged between inhaled air and the pulmonary capillary blood.
The air sacs at the ends of the tracheo-bronchial tree in which gases are exchanged between inhaled air and the pulmonary capillary blood.
Alveoli Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
alveolus
N M
basin| (serving) bowl| trough; tray (dim.); bath-tub; gameboard; channel| bed
N M
basin| (serving) bowl| trough; tray (dim.); bath-tub; gameboard; channel| bed
Alveoli Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Pulmonary alveolus
An alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveus, "little cavity"), is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. Mainly found in the lung, the pulmonary alveoli are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles and are the primary sites of gas exchange with the blood. Alveoli are particular to mammalian lungs; different structures are involved in gas exchange in other vertebrates.
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