[NA]. A small cell, cavity, or socket.
1. Syn: pulmonary alveolus.
2. One of the terminal secretory portions of an alveolar or racemose gland.
3. One of the honeycomb pits in the wall of the stomach.
4. Syn: tooth socket.
Origin
[L. dim. of alveus, trough, hollow sac, cavity]
alveolus dentalis
pulmonary alveolus
alveoli pulmonis