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Alveolar: Pertaining to the alveoli, the tiny air sacs in the lungs. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in the alveoli which look like cells in a honeycomb.
The word comes from the Latin diminutive of "alveus" meaning a cavity or hollow = a little cavity or hollow.
Alveolar: Pertaining to the alveoli, the tiny air sacs in the lungs. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in the alveoli which look like cells in a ...
adj. Of or relating to an alveolus. Anatomy . Relating to the jaw section containing the tooth sockets: the alveolar ridge. Relating to the alveoli of the lungs ...
alveolar /al·ve·o·lar/ (al-ve´o-lar) [L. alveolaris] pertaining to an alveolus. al·ve·o·lar (l-v-l r) adj. Relating to an alveolus. alveolar [alvē′ələr]
al·ve·o·lar (l-v-l r) adj. 1. Of or relating to an alveolus. 2. Anatomy. a. Relating to the jaw section containing the tooth sockets: the alveolar ridge.
Definition of ALVEOLAR. 1: of, relating to, resembling, or having alveoli; especially: of, relating to, or constituting the part of the jaws where the teeth arise ...