alveolus 的定义
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.
alveolus 近义词
等同于 honey
等同于 lung
更多alveolus例句
- 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.