| alveoli |
The millions of tiny compartments within the lungs at the ends of the airways. (To imagine the shape, picture bunches of hollow grapes at the ends of hollow stems.) Also called "air sacs." Alveoli are where gas exchange takes place-that is, where the blood picks up oxygen (from the air a person has breathed in) and releases carbon dioxide (to be breathed out). (singular: alveolus).
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| alveolar |
The alveolar process and its soft tissue covering that remain after the teeth are removed.
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| alveoli |
Small air sacs in the lungs that expel carbon dioxide from the bloodstream and accept oxygen in to it.
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| alveolar bone |
The bone surrounding the root of the tooth; loss of this bone is typically associated with severe periodontal disease.
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| alveoli |
Tiny sac-like air spaces in the lung where carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged.
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