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alveologenesis

alveologenesis noun: the formation of the alveoli of the lungs.

Noun

alveologenesis

  1. The formation of the alveoli of the lungs
    • The knockout of ESR1 in mice suggests its crucial role in alveologenesis during lactation [67 ].2015 October 17, “Food Deprivation Affects the miRNome in the Lactating Goat Mammary Gland”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of alveologenesis

From alveolo- + -genesis.

Questions about alveologenesis

What does alveologenesis mean?
Alveologenesis means the formation of the alveoli of the lungs.
What part of speech is alveologenesis?
Alveologenesis is a noun.

Words near alveologenesis in the dictionary

  1. alveoloarterial
  2. alveolobuccal
  3. alveolocapillary
  4. alveoloclasia
  5. alveolodental
  6. alveologenesis
  7. alveololabial
  8. alveololingual
  9. alveolonasal
  10. alveolopalatal
  11. alveoloplasties

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