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alveolus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /alˈviː.əl.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌal.viˈəʊ.ləs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ælˈvi.əl.əs/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlósder. Proto-Italic *aulos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Proto-Italic *alwos? Latin alvus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin alveus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -olus Latin alveolusbor. English alveolus Borrowed from Latin alveolus (“a small hollow or cavity”), diminutive of alveus (“a hollow, cavity”).

Meanings

1. A small cavity or pit. ▸ 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. A small cavity or pit. ▸ The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
3. A small cavity or pit. ▸ An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
   • The sprouts proliferate and canalize to form the lactiferous ducts and the outbuddings form the alveoli of the mammary glands. 1997, Comprehensive Toxicology: Reproductive and endocrine toxicology, page 258:
4. A small cavity or pit. ▸ The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).

Forms

Deriveds

cortical alveolus · alveolar · alveolation · alveolo- · alveoliform · alveolitis · alveolate

Synonyms

pulmonary alveolus · dental alveolus · tooth socket · alveolar socket

Translations (57)

fi rakkula (small air sac in the lungs) · mr वायुकोशिका (small air sac in the lungs) · nn alveol (small air sac in the lungs) · sh alveola (small air sac in the lungs) · pt alvéolo (anatomy: hollow cavity) · de Lungenbläschen (small air sac in the lungs) · mr वायुकोश (small air sac in the lungs) · bg алвео́ла (small air sac in the lungs) · nb alveol (small air sac in the lungs) · ca alvèol (anatomy: hollow cavity) · th ถุงลม (small air sac in the lungs) · az yuvaq (anatomy: hollow cavity) · sv alveol (small air sac in the lungs) · ko 폐포 (small air sac in the lungs) · da alveole (anatomy: hollow cavity) · mi miru (anatomy: hollow cavity) · pt alvéolo (small air sac in the lungs) · es alvéolo (anatomy: hollow cavity) · ja 肺胞 (small air sac in the lungs) · vi phế nang (small air sac in the lungs) · cs plicní sklípek (small air sac in the lungs) · tl supot-hangin (small air sac in the lungs) · haw nōiki (small air sac in the lungs) · ga ailbheolas (anatomy: hollow cavity) · cmn 肺泡 (small air sac in the lungs) · fa آره (anatomy: hollow cavity) · vi phế bào (small air sac in the lungs) · bg алвео́ла (anatomy: hollow cavity) · es alveolo (anatomy: hollow cavity) · ca alvèol (small air sac in the lungs) · ga ailbheolas (small air sac in the lungs) · ro alveolă (small air sac in the lungs) · az yuvaq (small air sac in the lungs) · da alveole (small air sac in the lungs) · fi keuhkorakkula (small air sac in the lungs) · es alvéolo (small air sac in the lungs) · sv lungblåsa (small air sac in the lungs) · ro alveolă (anatomy: hollow cavity) · kmr skildanokê hewayê (small air sac in the lungs) · kmr sikildanok (anatomy: hollow cavity) · ar حويصلة هوائية (small air sac in the lungs) · nb alveol (anatomy: hollow cavity) · ru альвеола (small air sac in the lungs) · he נֹאדִית (small air sac in the lungs) · ota سنخ (anatomy: hollow cavity) · el κυψελίδα (small air sac in the lungs) · fi alveoli (anatomy: hollow cavity) · de Alveole (anatomy: hollow cavity) · fr alvéoles pulmonaires (small air sac in the lungs) · th เบ้าฟัน (anatomy: hollow cavity) · es alveolo (small air sac in the lungs) · sh alveola (anatomy: hollow cavity) · hu alveolus (small air sac in the lungs) · nn alveol (anatomy: hollow cavity) · fa آرج (anatomy: hollow cavity) · pl pęcherzyk płucny (small air sac in the lungs) · mi miru (small air sac in the lungs)

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