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alveolocapillary

alveolocapillary adjective: of the capillaries around the alveoli.

Adjective

alveolocapillary (not comparable)

  1. Of the capillaries around the alveoli.
    • LPS-induced acute lung injury was characterized by the loss of alveolocapillary membrane integrity, leakage of plasma protein, pulmonary edema, marked neutrophil infiltration, and release of proinflammatory cytokines and mediators.2015 June 18, Yu Ock Shin et al., “Heat-Processed Scutellariae Radix Enhances Anti-Inflammatory Effect against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice via NF-κB Signaling”, in...

Origin of alveolocapillary

From alveolo- + capillary.

Questions about alveolocapillary

What does alveolocapillary mean?
Alveolocapillary means of the capillaries around the alveoli.
What part of speech is alveolocapillary?
Alveolocapillary is an adjective.

Words near alveolocapillary in the dictionary

  1. alveolizing
  2. alveolo-
  3. alveolo-palatal
  4. alveoloarterial
  5. alveolobuccal
  6. alveolocapillary
  7. alveoloclasia
  8. alveolodental
  9. alveologenesis
  10. alveololabial
  11. alveololingual

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