alveolar ductules
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ductuli alveolares — alveolar ductules: small passages connecting the respiratory bronchioles and the alveolar sacs; see Plate 43. Called also alveolar ducts … Medical dictionary
duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule … Medical dictionary
ductulus — SYN: ductule. [Mod. L. dim. of L. ductus, duct] d. aberrans inferior [TA] SYN: inferior aberrant ductule. d. aberrans superior [TA] SYN: superior aberrant ductule. ductuli aberrantes [TA] SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule. d. alveolaris,… … Medical dictionary
Cyst — A closed sac or capsule, usually filled with fluid or semisolid material. * * * 1. A bladder. 2. An abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material, with a membranous lining. SEE ALSO: pseudocyst. [G. kystis, bladder] adventitious c.… … Medical dictionary
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
