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pulmonary alveolus

pulmonary alveolus noun: a small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.

Noun

pulmonary alveolus (plural pulmonary alveoli)

  1. A small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.

pulmonary alveolus meaning in Vietnamese

pulmonary alveolus in Vietnamese

small air sac in the lungs
phế bào, phế nang

Forms of pulmonary alveolus

pluralpulmonary alveoli

Questions about pulmonary alveolus

What does pulmonary alveolus mean?
Pulmonary alveolus means a small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.
What is pulmonary alveolus in Vietnamese?
Pulmonary alveolus in Vietnamese is phế bào, phế nang. See Pulmonary alveolus meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is pulmonary alveolus?
Pulmonary alveolus is a noun.
What is the plural of pulmonary alveolus?
The plural of pulmonary alveolus is pulmonary alveoli.

Words near pulmonary alveolus in the dictionary

  1. pulmonarias
  2. pulmonarily
  3. pulmonarium
  4. pulmonary
  5. pulmonary alveoli
  6. pulmonary alveolus
  7. pulmonary arteries
  8. pulmonary artery
  9. pulmonary circulation
  10. pulmonary circulations
  11. pulmonary docimasia

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