Meanings
nounpulmonary alveolus (plural pulmonary alveoli)
plural pulmonary alveoli
- anatomyA small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan alvèol pulmonar
- alvèol pulmonarsmall air sac in the lungs
Chinese Mandarin 肺泡
- 肺泡 (fèipào)small air sac in the lungs
Czech plicní sklípek
- plicní sklípeksmall air sac in the lungs
Dutch longblaasje
- longblaasjesmall air sac in the lungs
Finnish keuhkorakkula
- keuhkorakkulasmall air sac in the lungs
French alvéole pulmonaire
- alvéole pulmonairesmall air sac in the lungs
Hungarian tüdőalveolus
- tüdőalveolussmall air sac in the lungs
Italian alveolo polmonare
- alveolo polmonaresmall air sac in the lungs
Japanese 肺胞
- 肺胞 (haihō)small air sac in the lungs
Polish pęcherzyk płucny
- pęcherzyk płucnysmall air sac in the lungs
Spanish alvéolo pulmonar
- alvéolo pulmonarsmall air sac in the lungs
Turkish alveol
- alveolsmall air sac in the lungs
Vietnamese phế bào, phế nang
- phế bàosmall air sac in the lungs
- phế nangsmall air sac in the lungs
Cite this entry
APA
pulmonary alveolus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20alveolus
MLA
“pulmonary alveolus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20alveolus. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulmonary alveolus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20alveolus.
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