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alveolus noun

  /alˈviː.əl.əs/ , /ælˈvi.əl.əs/ , /ˌal.viˈəʊ.ləs/
  • (anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
 alvéoles pulmonaires, alvéole
  • (anatomy) An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
 alvéole
pulmonary alveolus
alvéole pulmonaire
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