alveolar sacs
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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
Alveolar — Al ve*o*lar (?; 277), a. [L. alveolus a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. alv[ e]olaire.] (Anat.) 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phon.) Articulated with the tip of the tongue… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alveolar processes — Alveolar Al ve*o*lar (?; 277), a. [L. alveolus a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. alv[ e]olaire.] (Anat.) 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phon.) Articulated with the tip of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 ectasia — noun abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs • Hypernyms: ↑ectasia, ↑ectasis … Useful english dictionary
pulmonary alveolar proteinosis — ▪ pathology respiratory disorder caused by the filling of large groups of alveoli with excessive amounts of surfactant, a complex mixture of protein and lipid (fat) molecules. The alveoli are air sacs, minute structures in the lungs in… … Universalium
ductuli alveolares — alveolar ductules: small passages connecting the respiratory bronchioles and the alveolar sacs; see Plate 43. Called also alveolar ducts … Medical dictionary
sacculi alveolares — alveolar saccules: the spaces into which the alveolar ducts open distally, and with which the alveoli communicate; called also alveolar sacs … Medical dictionary
Lung — For other uses, see Lung (disambiguation). Lunged redirects here. For other uses, see Lunge. The lungs of a pig … Wikipedia
pulmonary alveolus — Any of the 300 million or so small air spaces in the lungs where carbon dioxide leaves the blood and oxygen enters it. Alveoli form clusters (alveolar sacs) connected by alveolar ducts to the bronchioles. Their thin walls contain numerous… … Universalium
