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alveolus meaning in Tamil

சிற்றறை

/ˌal.viˈəʊ.ləs/US/ælˈvi.əl.əs/

alveolus in Tamil: சிற்றறை, பற்குழி, பற்குழி நுரையீரல் நுண்ணறை, அல்வியோல்ஸ். 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.

Tamil words for alveolus

சிற்றறை, பற்குழி, பற்குழி நுரையீரல் நுண்ணறை, அல்வியோல்ஸ், அலுவியலம், மூச்சுச் சிற்றறை

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of alveolus in Tamil?
Alveolus in Tamil is சிற்றறை, பற்குழி, பற்குழி நுரையீரல் நுண்ணறை, அல்வியோல்ஸ்.
alveolus என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Alveolus: சிற்றறை, பற்குழி, பற்குழி நுரையீரல் நுண்ணறை, அல்வியோல்ஸ்.
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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: alveolus (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: alveolus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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