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Alveolus   Listen
noun
Alveolus  n.  (pl. alveoli)  
1.
A cell in a honeycomb.
2.
(Zool.) 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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Words linked to "Alveolus" :   lung, alveolar ridge, alveolar process, air cell, gum ridge, air sac


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