alveolus
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In one example, six nests were stacked within a single alveolus, arranged one inside another like Russian dolls.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
A focus-stacked picture of a tiny, 3D-printed alveolus, or artificial lung.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 16, 2019
Figure 22.22 External Respiration In external respiration, oxygen diffuses across the respiratory membrane from the alveolus to the capillary, whereas carbon dioxide diffuses out of the capillary into the alveolus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Each tooth is anchored into a deep socket called an alveolus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
"Depth of rostrum in front of premolars" seems to have been taken perpendicular to the inferior longitudinal line of the rostrum, approximately one-half millimeter anterior to the alveolus of the anteriormost cheek tooth.
From Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
