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Alveoliform
Alveoliform Al*ve"o*li*form ([a^]l*v[=e]"[-o]*l[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. alveolus + -form.] Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.

Meaning of Alveoli from wikipedia

- A pulmonary alveolus (pl. alveoli; from Latin alveolus 'little cavity'), also called an air sac or air space, is one of millions of hollow, distensible...
- Alveolus (/ælˈviːələs/; pl. alveoli, adj. alveolar) is a general anatomical term for a concave cavity or pit. Pulmonary alveolus, an air sac in the lungs...
- which contain two or more alveoli. The walls of the alveoli are extremely thin allowing a fast rate of diffusion. The alveoli have interconnecting small...
- mammary alveolus (pl.: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is a small cavity or sac found in the mammary gland. Mammary alveoli are the site of milk...
- millions of small air sacs; in mammals and reptiles, these are called alveoli, and in birds, they are known as atria. These microscopic air sacs have...
- Dental alveoli (singular alveolus) are sockets in the jaws in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process with the periodontal ligament...
- respiratory system involved with the process of conducting air to the alveoli for the purposes of gas exchange in mammals. The respiratory tract is lined...
- the respiratory zone delivering air to the gas exchanging units of the alveoli. The bronchioles no longer contain the cartilage that is found in the bronchi...
- organs like respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli. For the perfusion process, the circulatory organs of the cardiovascular...
- cells disintegrate, with the persistence of neutrophils and fibrin. The alveoli still appear consolidated, but grossly the color is paler and the cut surface...