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Alveolus

Alveolus Definition And Meaning
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 \Alve"olus\ ([a^]lv[=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.

Alveolus Definition And Meaning

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

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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