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alveolus

[al-vee-uh-luhs] / ælˈvi ə ləs /
NOUN
lung
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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 exact function of the alveolus is unknown, but it may be involved in osmoregulation.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

This is achieved by constricting the pulmonary arterioles that serves the dysfunctional alveolus, which redirects blood to other alveoli that have sufficient ventilation.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

"Depth of rostrum in front of premolars" seems to have been taken perpendicular to the inferior longitudinal line of the rostrum, approximately one-half millimeter anterior to the alveolus of the anteriormost cheek tooth.

From Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)




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