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Alveolus - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Alveolus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Alveolus [ n.]
- A cell in a honeycomb.
- A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil
- 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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alvearies alveary alveated alvei alveolar alveolary alveolate alveole alveoli alveoliform

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