alveolus
31alveolus — al·ve·o·lus …
32alveolus — n.; pl. alveoli 1) (in the lung) a blind ended air sac of microscopic size. About 30 alveoli open out of each alveolar duct, which leads from a respiratory bronchiole. The alveolar walls, which separate alveoli, contain capillaries. The alveoli… …
33alveolus — al•ve•o•lus [[t]ælˈvi ə ləs[/t]] n. pl. li [[t] ˌlaɪ[/t]] 1) anat. a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb 2) anat. any of the tiny bunched air sacs at the ends of the bronchioles of the lungs 3) anat. den the socket within the… …
34alveolus — /ælˈviələs/ (say al veeuhluhs), /ælviˈoʊləs/ (say alvee ohluhs) noun (plural alveoli /ælˈviəˌlaɪ/ (say al veeuh.luy), /ælviˈoʊˌlaɪ/ (say alvee oh.luy)) 1. a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb. 2. an air cell of the lungs,… …
35alveolus — n. (pl. li ) Anatomy, small cavity; tooth socket; aircell, etc.; Phonetics, upper front tooth ridge …
36alveolus — n. (pl. alveoli) 1 a small cavity, pit, or hollow. 2 any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange. 3 the bony socket for the root of a tooth. 4 the cell of a honeycomb. Derivatives: alveolate adj. Etymology: L …
37dental alveolus — alveolus dentalis [TA] one of the cavities or sockets in the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla, in which the roots of the teeth are held by fibers of the periodontal ligament. Called also alveolar cavity and tooth socket. See also… …
38Pulmonary alveolus — An alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveolus , little cavity ) is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. Found in the lung, the pulmonary alveoli are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles and are the… …
39Dental alveolus — Alveola of the second premolar tooth in a bovine maxillary bone. Latin alveolus dentalis Gray s …
40pulmonary alveolus — Any of the 300 million or so small air spaces in the lungs where carbon dioxide leaves the blood and oxygen enters it. Alveoli form clusters (alveolar sacs) connected by alveolar ducts to the bronchioles. Their thin walls contain numerous… …
