Alveolus (/ælˈviːələs/; pl. alveoli, adj. alveolar) is a general anatomical term for a concave cavity or pit.
Uses in anatomy and zoology
[edit]- Pulmonary alveolus, an air sac in the lungs
- Alveolar cell or pneumocyte
- Alveolar duct
- Alveolar macrophage
- Mammary alveolus, a milk sac in the mammary glands
- Alveolar gland
- Dental alveolus, also known as "tooth socket", a socket in the jaw that holds the roots of teeth
- Alveolar ridge, the jaw structure that contains the dental alveoli
- Alveolar canals
- Alveolar process
- Arteries:
- Nerves:
Uses in botany, microbiology and related disciplines
[edit]- Surface cavities or pits, such as on the stem of Myrmecodia species
- Pits on honeycombed surfaces such as receptacles of many angiosperms
- Pits on the fruiting bodies of fungi such as Boletus or the ascocarps of fungi such as typical ascomycetes
- Pits on the valves of the tests of many diatoms
- Membrane supporting vesicles of the alveolates
Uses in linguistics
[edit]- Alveolar consonant, a linguistic vocalization depending upon touching tongue to alveolar ridge
- Alveolar stop
See also
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The dictionary definition of alveolus at Wiktionary- The dictionary definition of alveolar at Wiktionary
- Alveolar soft part sarcoma, a very rare type of soft-tissue sarcoma,
- Acinus, considered by some (but not all) sources to be synonymous with Alveolus
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