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

The diagram shows a red blood cell in an alveolus and then in a body tissue.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

H to H' Alveolar length of maxillary tooth-row.—From anterior border of alveolus of M1 to posterior alveolus of M3.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.