SINCE 1828
alveolus
noun
al·ve·o·lus
| \ al-ˈvē-ə-ləs
\
\
plural alveoli\ al-ˈvē-ə-ˌlī
, -(ˌ)lē \
, -(ˌ)lē \
Definition of alveolus
1
: a small cavity or pit: such as
a
: a socket in the jaw for a tooth
b
: a small air-containing compartment of the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and from which respiratory gases are exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries
c
: an acinus of a compound gland
d
: a cell of a honeycomb
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alveolus
noun
al·ve·o·lus
| \ al-ˈvē-ə-ləs
\
\
plural alveoli\ -ˌlī
, -(ˌ)lē
\
, -(ˌ)lē
\
Medical Definition of alveolus
: a small cavity or pit: as
a
: a socket in the jaw for a tooth
b
: any of the small thin-walled air-containing compartments of the lung that are typically arranged in saclike clusters into which an alveolar duct terminates and from which respiratory gases are exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries
c
: an acinus of a compound gland
d
: any of the pits in the wall of the stomach into which the glands open
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