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alveolus

英 [,ælvɪ'əʊləs; æl'vɪələs] 美[æl'viələs]
  • n. 肺泡;小窝

英英释意


1. a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
2. a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth