Noun(1) a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways(2) a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth(3) a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs(4) formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways(5) a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth [also: alveoli (pl)]
Noun(1) a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways(2) a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth(3) a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs(4) formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways(5) a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth [also: alveoli (pl)]
(1) The tooth is two-rooted, with each root housed in its own alveolus .(2) The primary mechanism driving fluid clearance from the alveolus is the active transport of sodium from air spaces into the lung interstitium.(3) As altitude increases above sea level, atmospheric pressure drops with a parallel decrease in the amount of oxygen available at the blood/air interface in the lung alveolus .(4) These problems can be fixed by grafting bone matter onto the alveolus .(5) First, the bacteria entering the alveolus are likely to be thrust up against the alveolar wall, where they will become immersed in the epithelial lining fluid.(6) Carbon dioxide in the lungs is 4.5 to 6%, in the blood of alveolus 6.5% and in cells 7%.(7) He found a major cause of bronchial asthma and many other chronic diseases to be a deficiency of carbon dioxide in the alveolus of our lungs.(8) Many alveoli in the functioning lung can remain at low volume for extended periods.(9) Only a few, fragmentary teeth are preserved, and judging by the fragments and the size of alveoli , the teeth were gracile.(10) The tooth row is present throughout the entire preserved length of the jaw and possesses 16 teeth and empty alveoli .(11) No preserved teeth or alveoli can be observed in the premaxilla and dentary bones.(12) Holes in the lungs occur as the alveoli air sacs break down.(13) One of them corresponded to an alveolate sequence belonging to the recently described marine.(14) The main wall of the duct between alveoli contains smooth muscle.(15) We did not find differences in the content of elastic fibers in the distal alveoli between patients with asthma and control subjects.(16) Recent studies have shown that it may have a critical role in lung growth, affecting new formation of both alveoli and pulmonary blood vessels.
