alveolus
121socket — SYN: gomphosis. 1. The hollow part of a joint; the excavation in one bone of a joint which receives the articular end of the other bone. 2. Any hollow or concavity into which another part …
122Alveole — Al|ve|o|le 〈[ ve ]f. 19; Med.〉 Hohlraum in Zellen u. Geweben (z. B. Zahnfach, Lungenbläschen) [<lat. alveoli, Verkleinerungsform zu alveus „Höhlung“] * * * Al|ve|o|le, die; , n <meist Pl.> [lat. alveolus = kleine Mulde] (Anat.): a) Mulde …
123air cell — n a cavity or receptacle for air esp ALVEOLUS (b) * * * 1. any minute bodily chamber filled with air, such as an alveolus of the lung. 2. a cavity containing air and surrounded by a bodily structure, usually one of the bones of the head, such as… …
124body — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. torso (See body); solid, mass; group, assemblage; substance, bulk; main part. See whole, party. II Physical structure Nouns 1. body, anatomy, torso; carcass, cadaver, corpse, remains (See …
125carol — {{11}}carol (n.) c.1300, joyful song, also dance in a ring, from O.Fr. carole kind of dance in a ring, from M.L. choraula a dance to the flute, from L. choraules, from Gk. khoraules flute player who accompanies the choral dance, from khoros… …
126hydraulic — c.1600, from Gk. hydraulikos organon water organ, from hydr , stem of hydor water (see WATER (Cf. water) (n.1)) + aulos musical instrument, hollow tube (see ALVEOLUS (Cf. alveolus)). Extended by the Romans to other kinds of water engines …
127alveolar — a. pertaining to alveolus; bearing alveolae; Phonetics, pronounced with tongue and alveolus; n. sound so pronounced. ♦ alveolar arch, tooth bearing part of upper jaw …
128альвеола — — [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] EN alveolus A tiny, thin walled, capillary rich sac in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. Also called air sac. (Source: AMHER)… …
