[はいほう, haihou] (n, adj-no) pulmonary alveolus; alveoli; lung cavity; air cell [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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2. (Zool.) A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil.
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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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alveolus
n 1: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the
terminal dilation of tiny air passageways [syn: {alveolus},
{air sac}, {air cell}]
2: a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth [syn:
{tooth socket}, {alveolus}]
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