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单词 air-cell
释义 ˈair-ˌcell
[air- 7.]
Any cell or small cavity filled with air; esp. in pl. a. Small cells in the lungs of animals, forming the extremities of the ultimate ramifications of the bronchial tubes. b. Intercellular spaces or lacunæ in the stems, etc. of plants; air-cavities.
1787Sir J. Hawkins Johnson 590 (Jod.) The aircells of the lungs unusually distended.1855Owen Skel. & Teeth 7 An air-cell, or prolongation of the lung,..lines the cavity of the bone.1860Tyndall Glac. i. §7. 56 Compact ice, filled with innumerable air-cells.
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