alveolus

n. 小窝, 牙槽, 肺泡 [医] 牙槽, 肺泡, 小泡, 小窝

发音

UK /ˌal.viˈəʊ.ləs/
其它
UK /alˈviː.əl.əs/
US /ælˈvi.əl.əs/

词形变化

alveoli 复数 alveoli

别名

alveole alveolous

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small cavity or pit.

    Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.

    肺泡

    医学
  2. 2.

    A small cavity or pit.

    The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.

    医学
  3. 3.

    A small cavity or pit.

    An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.

    医学
  4. 4.

    A small cavity or pit.

    The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

air cell air sac tooth socket

上位词 2

socket sac

整体词 3

lung alveolar process alveolar ridge

相关短语

pulmonary alveolus 肺泡 dental alveolus 牙槽

词源

Borrowed from Latin alveolus (“a small hollow or cavity”), diminutive of alveus (“a hollow, cavity”).

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