See Also: alveolus(medicine)
Alveolus(health)
alveolus(dictionary)
alveolus dentalis(medicine)
pulmonary alveolus(medicine)
pulmonary alveolus(encyclopedia)

alveolus (iou)



alveolus noun. . L17.
[Latin, dim. of alveus cavity.]
Chiefly Anatomy. A small cavity or depression; esp. (a) the socket of a tooth; (b) any of the terminal air-sacs of the lungs; (c) an acinus.
al'veolate adjective pitted with small cavities E19.
'alveole noun [French] = ALVEOLUS M18.