alveoli

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UK/ˌal.viˈəʊ.laɪ/UK/alˈviː.əl.aɪ/US/ælˈvi.əl.aɪ/

A form of alveolus — Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of alveolus
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APA

alveoli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveoli

MLA

“alveoli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveoli. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alveoli,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveoli.

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