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Meanings of alveolus in English

Portuguese
alvéolo pulmonar
Catalan
alvèol pulmonar

A tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways.

        alvéolo pulmonar
        Portuguese
        alvéolo
        Catalan
        alvèol
        Spanish
        alveolo

        A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth.

              alvéolo
              Usage of alveolus in English
              1
              Two patients developed distant metastases and one patient developed a second primary in the lower alveolus.
              Pubmed
              2
              The monolayer surface tension is continuously regulated by the alveolus compression and expansion and protects the alveoli from collapsing.
              Pubmed
              3
              Pertaining to an alveolus.
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              Translations for alveolus
              Spanish
              alveolo
              Alveolus through the time