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pulmonary alveolus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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  • Catalan: alvèol pulmonar — small air sac in the lungs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肺泡 (fèipào) — small air sac in the lungs
  • Czech: plicní sklípek — small air sac in the lungs
  • Dutch: longblaasje — small air sac in the lungs
  • Finnish: keuhkorakkula — small air sac in the lungs
  • French: alvéole pulmonaire — small air sac in the lungs
  • Hungarian: tüdőalveolus — small air sac in the lungs
  • Italian: alveolo polmonare — small air sac in the lungs
  • Polish: pęcherzyk płucny — small air sac in the lungs
  • Spanish: alvéolo pulmonar — small air sac in the lungs
  • Turkish: alveol — small air sac in the lungs
  • Vietnamese: phế bào — small air sac in the lungs
  • Vietnamese: phế nang — small air sac in the lungs