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alveolus

/al-vee-uh-luhs/US // ælˈvi ə ləs //UK // (ælˈvɪələs) //

肺泡,肺叶,肺活量,呼吸道

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural al·ve·o·li [al-vee-uh-lahy]. /ælˈvi əˌlaɪ/.

    • : a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb.
    • : an air cell of the lungs, formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways.
    • : one of the terminal secretory units of a racemose gland.
    • : the socket within the jawbone in which the root or roots of a tooth are set.

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Examples

  • Beside them, lining the ducts and alveoli, are smooth, muscle-like myoepithelial cells.

  • A breath of these microscopic particles can send them all the way to the alveoli, the tiny sacs where the lungs and the blood swap oxygen and carbon dioxide.

  • In the Atlantic City specimen the axis of the tooth where it emerges from the alveolus is 91 mm.

  • The alveolus lies entirely behind the symphysis, its anterior end being 160 mm.

  • When extracted from the alveolus, the whole tooth is found to be concave internally and convex externally.

  • When in the natural position, these teeth protrude about 33 mm., or a little more than one-third their height, above the alveolus.

  • The margins of the cleft in the lip are also attached to the alveolus by firm reflections of the mucous membrane.