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alveolus
[ al-vee-uh-luhs ]
noun
- a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb.
- an air cell of the lungs, formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways.
- one of the terminal secretory units of a racemose gland.
- the socket within the jawbone in which the root or roots of a tooth are set.
alveolus
/ æ±ôˈ±¹ÉªÉ™±ôÉ™²õ /
noun
- any small pit, cavity, or saclike dilation, such as a honeycomb cell
- any of the sockets in which the roots of the teeth are embedded
- any of the tiny air sacs in the lungs at the end of the bronchioles, through which oxygen is taken into the blood
alveolus
/ ă±ô-±¹Å§â€²É™-±ôÉ™²õ /
, Plural alveoli ă±ô-±¹Å§â€²É™-±ôī′
- Any of the tiny air-filled sacs arranged in clusters in the lungs, in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
- Also called air sac
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of alveolus1
Example Sentences
Microscopic analysis of tissue from sick cows showed the virus infects cells in the alveoli, the millions of tiny milk-producing sacs in udders.
They found that changes in pressure affected the activity of two channels involved in sodium transport -- the epithelial sodium channel and the sodium-potassium ion pump in the cells of lung alveoli.
"We have identified a key metabolic relationship between macrophages and alveoli that is exploited by tumor cells to support the cancer's metabolic demands -- now we just have to disrupt that exploitation."
They drew inspiration from the architecture of the human lungs, which contain spherical "air sacs" called alveoli that enable a high interaction rate with blood within a short time.
Within the lungs, oxygen is absorbed and carbon dioxide released via air sacs called alveoli.
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