alveola

[al-vee-uh-luh]

noun, plural al·ve·o·lae

[al-vee-uh-lee] /ælˈvi əˌli/. Botany, Zoology.

a small cavity, cell, or pit on the surface of an organ.
an alveolus.

Origin of alveola

< New Latin; Latin alveolus; see alveolus

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