Alveolus

What do we mean by alveolus?

A small angular cavity or pit, such as a honeycomb cell. noun

A tooth socket in the jawbone. noun

A tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sac in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. noun

In general, any little cell, pit, cavity, fossa, or socket, as one of the cells of a honeycomb, etc. Also called alveole. noun

Specifically, in zoology: The socket of a tooth; the pit in a jaw-bone in which a tooth is inserted. noun

An air-cell; one of the compartments, about one hundredth of an inch in diameter, which line the infundibula and alveolar passages of the lungs. noun

One of the pits or compartments in the mucous membrane of the second stomach of a ruminant; a cell of ”honeycomb” tripe. See cut under ruminant. noun

A certain vacant space in the sarcode of a radiolarian, either within or without the capsule. Pascoe. noun

A cell or pit in certain fossils, as in an alveolite. noun

One of the ultimate follicles of a racemose gland. See acinus, 2 . noun

One of the five hollow cuneate calcareous dentigerous pieces which enter into the composition of the complex dentary apparatus or oral skeleton of a sea-urchin. See lantern of Aristotle (under lantern), and cuts under clypeastrid and Echinoidea. noun

A cell in a honeycomb. noun

A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil. noun

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

A small cavity or pit. noun

An anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity noun

A small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood. noun

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

A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth noun

A small cavity or pit.

An anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity, as:

Bubble-like structures in the lungs where gas exchange between the air and blood occurs. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to alveolus:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word alveolus:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe alveolus:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective alveolus:
repair, model.

Words that sound like alveolus:
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