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Webster 1913 Edition

Alveolus

‖

Al-ve′o-lus

(ăl-vē′ō̍-lŭs)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Alveoli
(-lī)
.
[L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of
alveus
: cf. F.
alvéole
. See
Alveary
.]
1.
A cell in a honeycomb.
2.
(Zool.)
A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil
3.
(Anat.)
A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Alveolus

AL'VEOLUS

,
Noun.
[L. dim of alveus.]
1.
A cell in a bee hive, or in a fossil.
2.
The socket in the jaw, in which a tooth is fixed.
3.
A sea fossil of a conic figure, composed of a number of cells, like bee-hives, joined by a pipe of communication.

Definition 2024

alveolus

alveolus

English

Noun

alveolus ‎(plural alveoli)

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

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References

  • alveolus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • alveolus in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • alveolus at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin

Etymology

alveus +‎ -ulus

Pronunciation

Noun

alveolus m ‎(genitive alveolī); second declension

  1. small hollow or cavity
  2. tray, trough, basin
  3. gaming board

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative alveolus alveolī
genitive alveolī alveolōrum
dative alveolō alveolīs
accusative alveolum alveolōs
ablative alveolō alveolīs
vocative alveole alveolī

Related terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: alveolă, albioară
  • Russian: альвео́ла f ‎(alʹveóla)
  • Spanish: alveolo
  • Venetian: alvèolo, albòl

References

alveolus in D. P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin Dictionary, Wiley Publishing, 1968

Etymology

From Latin alveolus, a diminutive of alveus ‎(“a tray, trough, basin”), from alvus ‎(“the belly, the stomach, bowels, womb, etc.”).

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