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alveolar-capillary membrane — alveolocapillary membrane a thin tissue barrier between pulmonary alveoli and adjacent capillaries, the site of gas exchange between alveolar air and capillary blood. Called also alveolar capillary or alveolocapillary barrier and blood air or… … Medical dictionary
alveolar gas — (A) the gas in the alveoli of the lungs, where gaseous exchange with the capillary blood takes place; called also alveolar air … Medical dictionary
Alveolar nasal — n Image … Wikipedia
Alveolar lateral approximant — l Image … Wikipedia
Alveolar lung disease — Alveolar lung disease, also known as airspace disease, is a general term that described edema and exudates in the airspaces of the lung (the acini and alveoli).CausesAlveolar lung disease may be divided into acute or chronic. Causes of acute… … Wikipedia
alveolar — [al vē′ə lər] adj. 1. of or like an alveolus or the alveoli; socketlike 2. Anat. a) relating to the part of the jaws containing the sockets of the teeth b) designating the ridge of the gums behind the upper front teeth c) relating to the air… … English World dictionary
air saccules — alveolar saccules sacculi alveolares … Medical dictionary
Alveolar macrophage — Micrograph showing hemosiderin laden alveolar marcophages, as seen in a pulmonary haemorrhage. H E stain. An alveolar macrophage (or dust cell) is a type of macrophage found in the pulmonary alveolus, near the pneumocytes, but separated from the… … Wikipedia
Alveolar tap — The alveolar tap or flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar flaps is IPA|ɾ, and the equivalent X SAMPA symbol is… … Wikipedia
Alveolar duct — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Detailed drawing of the alveoli from Gray s Anatomy, 1918 Schematic longitudinal section of a primary lobule of the lung (anatomical unit); r. b respiratory bronchiole; al … Wikipedia
