alveoli
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary al·ve·o·lus n. Pronunciation: al- ' vē-ə-ləs Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -li \- ˌ lī, -( ˌ )lē\ Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of alveus cavity, hollow, from alvus belly, beehive; akin to Lithuanian aulys beehive, Greek aulos tube, flute Date: circa 1706 1 : a small cavity or pit: as a : a socket in the jaw for a tooth b : a small air-containing compartment of the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and from which respiratory gases are exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries c : an acinus of a compound gland d : a cell of a honeycomb 2 : TEETHRIDGE