alveoli
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ə noun, plural al·ve·o·li 
[al-vee-uh-lahy] .
[al-vee-uh-lahy] . 1.
a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb.
2.
an air cell of the lungs, formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways.
3.
one of the terminal secretory units of a racemose gland.
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alveolus (ælˈvɪələs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -li | |
| 1. | any small pit, cavity, or saclike dilation, such as a honeycomb cell |
| 2. | any of the sockets in which the roots of the teeth are embedded |
| 3. | any of the tiny air sacs in the lungs at the end of the bronchioles, through which oxygen is taken into the blood |
| [C18: from Latin: a little hollow, diminutive of alveus] | |
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Medical Dictionary
alveolus al·ve·o·lus (āl-vē'ə-ləs)
n. pl. al·ve·o·li (-lī')
A small angular cavity or pit, such as a tooth socket or an air sac.
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Science Dictionary
| alveolus (āl-vē'ə-ləs) Pronunciation Key
Plural alveoli (āl-vē'ə-lī') Any of the tiny air-filled sacs arranged in clusters in the lungs, in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. Also called air sac. |
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Example sentences
The alveoli tear and become larger sacs, trapping air, which becomes stale.
It flows in through increasingly small airways, finally filling tiny sacs called alveoli.
The major features of the lungs include the bronchi, the bronchioles and the alveoli.
Alveoli are the small sacs in the lungs that exchange oxygen with the blood.
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