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Definitions for Alveolus
[1] a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb.
[2] an air cell of the lungs, formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways.
[3] one of the terminal secretory units of a racemose gland.
[4] the socket within the jawbone in which the root or roots of a tooth are set.
[5] any small pit, cavity, or saclike dilation, such as a honeycomb cell
[6] any of the sockets in which the roots of the teeth are embedded
[7] any of the tiny air sacs in the lungs at the end of the bronchioles, through which oxygen is taken into the blood
Words related to Alveolus
sweetheart, nectar, sweet, dear, darling, flattery, deary, dearie, bronchi, pleura, precious, halvah
Words nearby Alveolus
alveolodental membrane, alveololingual, alveolopalatal, alveoloplasty, alveolotomy, alveolus, alveopalatal, alveus, alvin, alvine, alvira
Origin of Alveolus
1700–10; < Latin, equivalent to alve(us ) concave vessel + -olus -ole1
Word origin for Alveolus
C18: from Latin: a little hollow, diminutive of alveus
Synonyms for Alveolus
darling, dear, dearie, deary, flattery, nectar, sweet, sweetheart, sweetness, halvah, precious