Alveolus

3 definitions 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) 2.0 [wn]:

  alveolus
       n 1: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the
            terminal dilation of tiny air passageways [syn: {air sac},
             {air cell}]
       2: a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth [syn:
           {tooth socket}]
       [also: {alveoli} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  75 Moby Thesaurus words for "alveolus":
     alveolar ridge, alveolation, antrum, apex, armpit,
     arytenoid cartilages, back, basin, blade, bowl, cavity, concave,
     concavity, crater, crypt, cup, dent, depression, dimple, dint, dip,
     dorsum, fold, follicle, funnel chest, furrow, gouge, hard palate,
     hole, hollow, hollow shell, honeycomb, impress, impression,
     imprint, indent, indentation, indention, indenture, lacuna, larynx,
     lips, nasal cavity, notch, oral cavity, palate, pharyngeal cavity,
     pharynx, pit, pock, pocket, pockmark, print, punch bowl, scoop,
     shell, sink, sinus, socket, soft palate, speech organ, sunken part,
     syrinx, teeth, teeth ridge, tip, tongue, trough, velum,
     vocal chink, vocal cords, vocal folds, vocal processes, voice box,
     vug