Found 2 items, similar to Air sac.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: air sac
air sac
n 1: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the
terminal dilation of tiny air passageways [syn:
alveolus,
air cell]
2: any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects
3: any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of
birds
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Air sac
Air sac
\Air" sac`\
1. (Anat.) One of the spaces in different parts of the bodies
of birds, which are filled with air and connected with the
air passages of the lungs; an air cell.
[1913 Webster]
2. An
alveolus.
[PJC]