About The Word Alveolus
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Alveolus
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What's The Definition Of Alveolus?
[n] a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
[n] a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways Synonyms | Synonyms for Alveolus: air cell | air sac | tooth socket Related Terms | Find terms related to Alveolus: alveolar ridge | alveolation | antrum | apex | armpit | arytenoid cartilages | back | basin | blade | bowl | cavity | concave | concavity | crater | crypt | cup | dent | depression | dimple | dint | dip | dorsum | fold | follicle | funnel chest | furrow | gouge | hard palate | hole | hollow | hollow shell | honeycomb | impress | impression | imprint | indent | indentation | indention | indenture | lacuna | larynx | lips | nasal cavity | notch | oral cavity | palate | pharyngeal cavity | pharynx | pit | pock | pocket | pockmark | print | punch bowl | scoop | shell | sink | sinus | socket | soft palate | speech organ | sunken part | syrinx | teeth | teeth ridge | tip | tongue | trough | velum | vocal chink | vocal cords | vocal folds | vocal processes | voice box | vug See Also | alveolar process | alveolar ridge | gum ridge | lung | sac | socket Alveolus In Webster's Dictionary \Al*ve"o*lus\ ([a^]l*v[=e]"[-o]*l[u^]s), n.; pl.
{Alveoli} (-l[imac]). [L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of
alveus: cf. F. alv['e]ole. See {Alveary}.]
1. A cell in a honeycomb.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil
3. (Anat.) 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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