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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: ALVEOLI (0.02237 detik)
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: alveoli
alveolus
n 1: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the
terminal dilation of tiny air passageways [syn:
air sac,
air cell]
2: a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth [syn:
tooth socket]
[also:
alveoli (pl)]
alveoli
See
alveolus
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Alveoli
Alveolus
\Al*ve"o*lus\ ([a^]l*v[=e]"[-o]*l[u^]s), n.; pl.
Alveoli (-l[imac]). [L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of
alveus: cf. F. alv['e]ole. See
Alveary.]
1. A cell in a honeycomb.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil
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3. (Anat.) A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket
of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate
saccules of glands, etc.
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