alveolus
(al-vē′ŏ-lŭs)
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pl.
alveoli [L.
alveolus
, small hollow, cavity]
1. A small hollow.
2. The bony socket of a tooth.
3. An air sac of the lungs.
ALVEOLUS OF LUNGS
4. Any of the honeycombed depressions of the gastric mucous membrane.
5. A follicle of a racemose gland.
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