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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [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}]
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