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alveola

[ al-vee-uh-luh ]

noun

, Botany, Zoology.
, plural al·ve·o·lae [al-, vee, -, uh, -lee].
  1. a small cavity, cell, or pit on the surface of an organ.
  2. an alveolus.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of alveola1

< New Latin; Latin alveolus; alveolus

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