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Definition of alveolus noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

alveolus

noun

NAmE//ˌælˈviələs//

(pl. alveoli

NAmE//ˌælˈviəˌlaɪ//

, NAmE//ˌælˈviəli//

) (anatomy)

one of the many small spaces in each lung where gases can pass into or out of the blood

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