alveolus
/ˌal.viˈəʊ.ləs/US/ælˈvi.əl.əs/
alveolus noun: 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.
Noun
alveolus (plural alveoli)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- pulmonary alveolus
- The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
- Synonyms:
- dental alveolus, tooth socket, alveolar socket
- 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
- The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).
alveolus meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Telugu
alveolus in Tamil
- சிற்றறை, பற்குழி, பற்குழி நுரையீரல் நுண்ணறை, அல்வியோல்ஸ், அலுவியலம், மூச்சுச் சிற்றறை
alveolus in Marathi
- small air sac in the lungs
- वायुकोश vāyukoś, वायुकोशिका vāyukośikā
alveolus in Urdu
- چھوٹا خانَہ, گَڑھا, حَفیرَہ, چھوٹا سا جوف
alveolus in Telugu
- alveolus
- వాయుకోశము vāyukōśamu
More languagesFewer languages
- alveolus in Kannada
- ಗಾಳಿಗೂಡು, ಹಲ್ಲುಗೂಡು, ಕಿಗ್ಗುಂಡಿ
- alveolus in Punjabi
- ਮਸੂੜਾ masūṛā
- alveolus in Tagalog
- supot-hangin
- alveolus in Arabic
- حويصلة هوائية hawysilatan hawayiya
- alveolus in Persian
- آرج âraj, آره âra
- alveolus in Thai
- เบ้าฟัน bâo-fan, ถุงลม tǔng-lom
- alveolus in Vietnamese
- phế bào, phế nang
Synonyms of alveolus
Forms of alveolus
| plural | alveoli |
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Origin of alveolus
Borrowed from Latin alveolus (“a small hollow or cavity”), diminutive of alveus (“a hollow, cavity”).
Words formed from alveolus
- alveolar
- alveolate
- alveolation
- alveoliform
- alveolitis
- alveolo-
- cortical alveolus
Phrases with alveolus
Words that rhyme with alveolus
Questions about alveolus
- What does alveolus mean?
- Alveolus means 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.
- What is alveolus in Tamil?
- Alveolus in Tamil is சிற்றறை, பற்குழி, பற்குழி நுரையீரல் நுண்ணறை. See Alveolus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is alveolus?
- Alveolus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alveolus?
- Alveolus is pronounced /ˌal.viˈəʊ.ləs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of alveolus?
- The plural of alveolus is alveoli.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alveolus (page history and authors); alveolus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alveolus (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); వాయుకోశము (Telugu) (page history and authors); alveolus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਮਸੂੜਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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