Look up: alveolus

1. Alveolus
   The socket into which the root of a tooth fits.
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2. alveolus
   [n] - a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs
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3. Alveolus
   the bony socket in which the root of the tooth sits.
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4. Alveolus
   The part of the upper or lower jawbone that holds the roots of the teeth.
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5. Alveolus
   Alveolus: One of the tiny air sacs located at the very ends of the bronchioles within the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. The alveolus looks like a cell in a honeycomb. The word comes from the Latin diminutive of 'alveus' meaning a cavity or hollow = a little cavit...
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6. Alveolus
   Al·ve'o·lus (ăl*vē'o*lŭs) noun ; plural Alveoli (-lī). [ Latin , a small hollow or cavity, dim. of alveus : confer French alvéole . See Alveary .] 1. A cell in a honeycomb. ...
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7. alveolus
   A small cell containing air in the lungs, a sac-like dilation of the alveolar ducts in the lung (plural: alveoli) ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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8. alveolus
   air sac 3 air cell noun a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
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9. alveolus
   (al-ve´ә-lәs) pl. alve´oli Latin word meaning a little hollow, such as the socket of a tooth, a follicle of an acinous gland, or a pulmonary alveolus. adj., alve´olar., adj. dental alveolus the cavities or sockets of either jaw, in which the roots of the teeth are embe...
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10. Alveolus
    • (n.) A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil • (n.) A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc. • (n.) A cell in a honeycomb.
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11. alveolus
    alveolus (singular)
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12. Alveolus
    The socket in the alveolar bone into which the tooth`s root fits.
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13. alveolus
    alveolus (ălvē'ulus) : see lungs.
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14. Alveolus
    Alveolus are the bone cavities in the mandible or maxilla in which the teeth are anchored. The teeth are anchored in these sockets by the root canals, or cones, of the teeth. The nourishing blood vessels and nerves pass from the tooth socket into the tooth by way of the apical foramina in the bottom of each root cone.
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15. alveolus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: al-vē′ō-lŭs, -ō-lī Definitions: 1. One of the terminal secretory portions of an alveolar or racemose gland. 2. One of the honeycomb pits in the wall of the stomach. Synonyms: pulmonary alveolus, tooth socket
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16. alveolus
    Click images to enlargeOne of the many thousands of tiny air sacs in the lungs. By the process of diffusion oxygen is transported from air in the alveoli into the blood, while carbon dioxide diffuses out of the blood and into the air in the alveoli. This process is called gas exchange. To aid this process, the alveoli hav...
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17. Alveolus
    A opening in your jaw-bone in which a tooth is attached.
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18. alveolus
    Latin a basin, hence any small hollow. Plural - alveoli, adjective - alveolar.
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19. alveolus
    (al-ve;uo-lus) 1.An individual air capsule within the lung. The alveoli are the basic functional units of respiration. 2.The socket that secures a tooth(tooth socket).
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20. alveolus
    (al-ve;uo-lus) 1.An individual air capsule within the lung. The alveoli are the basic functional units of respiration. 2.The socket that secures a tooth(tooth socket).
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21. Alveolus
    (disambiguation) `Alveolus` (pl. `alveoli`, adj. `alveolar`) is a general anatomical term for a concave cavity or pit. `Alveolus` may refer to: In `anatomy` and `zoology` in general In `Botany`, `Microbiology`, and related disciplines` alveoli may be: In `medicine` In `linguistics` See also:
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