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alveolus in Arabic

حويصلة هوائية hawysilatan hawayiya

/ˌal.viˈəʊ.ləs/US/ælˈvi.əl.əs/

alveolus in Arabic: حويصلة هوائية (hawysilatan hawayiya). In English, 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.

Arabic words for alveolus

small air sac in the lungs
حويصلة هوائية hawysilatan hawayiya

English meaning of alveolus

  1. 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.
  2. noun The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
  3. noun An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
  4. noun The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).

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Questions about alveolus in Arabic

What is the meaning of alveolus in Arabic?
Alveolus in Arabic is حويصلة هوائية (hawysilatan hawayiya).
ما معنى كلمة alveolus؟
Alveolus: حويصلة هوائية (hawysilatan hawayiya).
What does alveolus mean in English?
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.

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