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alveolo-


a combining form of alveolus: alveolopalatal.

Words nearby alveolo-

alveolar ventilation, alveolar-arterial oxygen difference, alveolate, alveolectomy, alveolitis, alveolo-, alveolocapillary membrane, alveoloclasia, alveolodental ligament, alveolodental membrane, alveololingual
Also especially before a vowel, alveol-.
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Medicine definitions for alveolo-

alveolo-

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Alveolus; alveolar:alveoloclasia.
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