Associations to the word «Alveolus»

Wiktionary

ALVEOLUS, noun. A small cavity or pit.
ALVEOLUS, noun. (anatomy) an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity
ALVEOLUS, noun. (anatomy) a small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.

Dictionary definition

ALVEOLUS, noun. A tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways.
ALVEOLUS, noun. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats