Uk English Meaning of alveolus

Alveolus

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Definitions and Meaning of alveolus in English

Wordnet

alveolus (n)

a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways

a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth

Webster

alveolus (n.)

A cell in a honeycomb.

A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil

A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.

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Alveolus

a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways, a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a toothA cell i

alcove,cleft,crater,dimple,gouge,impression,imprint,Nook,notch,opening

bulge,camber,Convexity,hill,Projection,protrusion,protuberance,Jut,mound,rise

alveolitis => Alveolitis, alveoliform => alveoliform, alveoli => Alveoli, alveole => alveolus, alveolate => alveolate,