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alveolous

alveolous is the misspelling of alveolus.

Meaning of alveolus

Noun

alveolus (plural alveoli)

  1. Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
  2. The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
  3. An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
    • The sprouts proliferate and canalize to form the lactiferous ducts and the outbuddings form the alveoli of the mammary glands.1997, Comprehensive Toxicology: Reproductive and endocrine toxicology, page 258
  4. The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).

Questions about alveolous

What is alveolous the misspelling of?
Alveolous is the misspelling of alveolus.

Words near alveolous in the dictionary

  1. alveoloplasty
  2. alveolosphere
  3. alveolospheres
  4. alveolotomies
  5. alveolotomy
  6. alveolous
  7. alveolus
  8. alveolysin
  9. alveolysins
  10. alveopalatal
  11. alveopalatals

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