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
In cases when ventilation is not sufficient for an alveolus, the body redirects blood flow to alveoli that are receiving sufficient ventilation.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Gas exchange between the lungs and blood takes place in the alveolus.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Palatilar length.—from the anteriormost part of the posterior border of the bony shelf of the palate to the posteriormost part of the alveolus of the incisor.
From Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus montanus, in Wyoming and Colorado by Anderson, Sydney
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
