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alveolus meaning in Marathi

वायुकोश vāyukoś

/ˌal.viˈəʊ.ləs/US/ælˈvi.əl.əs/

alveolus in Marathi: वायुकोश (vāyukoś), वायुकोशिका (vāyukośikā). 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.

Marathi words for alveolus

small air sac in the lungs
वायुकोश vāyukoś, वायुकोशिका vāyukośikā

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 Marathi

What is the meaning of alveolus in Marathi?
Alveolus in Marathi is वायुकोश (vāyukoś), वायुकोशिका (vāyukośikā).
alveolus चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Alveolus: वायुकोश (vāyukoś), वायुकोशिका (vāyukośikā).
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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