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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Alveolus  \Al*ve"o*lus\  ([a^]l*v[=e]"[-o]*l[u^]s),  n.;  pl 
  {Alveoli}  (-l[imac]).  [L.,  a  small  hollow  or  cavity,  dim.  of 
  alveus:  cf  F.  alv['e]ole.  See  {Alveary}.] 
  1.  A  cell  in  a  honeycomb. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  small  cavity  in  a  coral,  shell,  or  fossil 
 
  3.  (Anat.)  A  small  depression,  sac,  or  vesicle,  as  the  socket 
  of  a  tooth,  the  air  cells  of  the  lungs,  the  ultimate 
  saccules  of  glands,  etc 




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