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paleopulmo

paleopulmo noun: part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the mediolateral and medioventral bronchi.

Noun

paleopulmo

  1. Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the mediolateral and medioventral bronchi
    • In most birds, the lung is functionally and anatomically subdivided into paleopulmo and neopulmo portions.2015 December 10, “Osteological and Soft-Tissue Evidence for Pneumatization in the Cervical Column of the Ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) and Observations on the Vertebral Columns of Non-Volant...

Origin of paleopulmo

From paleo- + Latin pulmō (“lung”).

Questions about paleopulmo

What does paleopulmo mean?
Paleopulmo means part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the mediolateral and medioventral bronchi.
What part of speech is paleopulmo?
Paleopulmo is a noun.

Words near paleopulmo in the dictionary

  1. Paleoproterozoic
  2. paleoproxies
  3. paleoproxy
  4. paleopsychological
  5. paleopsychology
  6. paleopulmo
  7. paleopulmonic
  8. paleoradiological
  9. paleoradiologist
  10. paleoradiologists
  11. paleoradiology

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