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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.
  • (anatomy) An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
 alvéolo
pulmonary alveolus
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