Alveolar cell
alveolar cell
alveolar cell n.
a cell lining the alveoli of the lung.
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- Alveolar cell carcinoma
alveolar cell carcinoma alveolar cell carcinoma n. see bronchiolar carcinoma.
- Alveolar dead space
alveolar dead sp-ce alveolar dead sp-ce n. the difference between physiological dead sp-ce and anatomical dead sp-ce, representing that part of the physiological dead sp-ce resulting from ventilation of relatively underperfused or nonperfused alveoli.
- Alveolar duct
alveolar duct alveolar duct n. the part of the respiratory p-ssages beyond the respiratory bronchioles, from which the alveolar sacs and alveoli arise. the smallest of the intralobular ducts in the mammary gland, into which the secretory alveoli open.
- Alveolar gingiva
alveolar gingiva alveolar gingiva n. gum tissue enveloping the alveolar bone.
- Alveolar gas
alveolar gas alveolar gas n. abbr. a, the gas in the pulmonary alveoli and alveolar sacs, where the oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange with pulmonary capillary blood occurs. also called alveolar air.