| 单词 | alveolus |
| 释义 | alveolus (once / 73412 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY alveolus: alveolate, alveoli USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Kavanagh says the herbal extracts, when inhaled, will travel to the lungs and enter the bloodstream through the alveoli. Wall Street Journal(Sep 26, 2016) Since the function of the sigh was to reinflate collapsed alveoli with twice the normal intake of air, sighing becomes part of the survival machinery. The Guardian(Feb 08, 2016) "This is a clinically relevant issue for people in emergency care, for people undergoing surgery, because we cannot as easily open up the alveoli." Scientific American(Jul 24, 2015) 1 n a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways 2Syn|Hyper air cell, air sac sac a structure resembling a bag in an animal n a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth Syn|Hyper tooth socket socket a bony hollow into which a structure fits |
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