alveolus
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In one example, six nests were stacked within a single alveolus, arranged one inside another like Russian dolls.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
A focus-stacked picture of a tiny, 3D-printed alveolus, or artificial lung.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 16, 2019
The alveolates are named for the presence of an alveolus, or membrane-enclosed sac, beneath the cell membrane.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
An alveolus is approximately 200 μm in diameter with elastic walls that allow the alveolus to stretch during air intake, which greatly increases the surface area available for gas exchange.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
What is meant is a piece of the alveolar process, or portion of bone around the alveolus.
From Every-Day Errors of Speech by Meredith, L. P.
Vocabulary lists containing alveolus
Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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