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a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways tooth socket: a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
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| alveolus |
A small cavity or socket. Pulmonary alveoli are thin-walled saclike ends of bronchioles where gas exchange takes place.
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| alveolus |
Socket, as in tooth socket.
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| alveolus |
A socket in which the root of a tooth is set.
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| alveolus |
a socket in the jawbone for the root(s) of a tooth.
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