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alveolus


 
  Grep  of  noun  alveolus 
  alveolus 
 
  Overview  of  noun  alveolus 
 
  The  noun  alveolus  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  alveolus,  air  sac,  air  cell  --  (a  tiny  sac  for  holding  air  in  the  lungs;  formed  by  the  terminal  dilation  of  tiny  air  passageways) 
  2.  tooth  socket,  alveolus  --  (a  bony  socket  in  the  alveolar  ridge  that  holds  a  tooth) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  alveolus 
 
  The  noun  alveolus  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  alveolus,  air  sac,  air  cell  --  (a  tiny  sac  for  holding  air  in  the  lungs;  formed  by  the  terminal  dilation  of  tiny  air  passageways) 
  2.  tooth  socket,  alveolus  --  (a  bony  socket  in  the  alveolar  ridge  that  holds  a  tooth) 



alveolus definition