alveolus
English
/ˌælviˈəʊləs/, /ˌælviˈoʊləs/
noun
Definitions
- A small cavity or pit.
- (anatomy) An anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity, as:
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin alveolus (small cavity).
Origin
Latin
alveolus
Gloss
small cavity
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alveolar English
- alveolarisation English
- alveolarization English
- alveolation English
- alveolitis English
- apicoalveolar English
- basialveolar English
- bronchioalveolar English
- bronchioloalveolar English
- bronchoalveolar English
- bronchoalveolitis English
- dentialveolar English
- dentoalveolar English
- interalveolar English
- intraalveolar English
- labioalveolar English
- lobuloalveolar English
- microalveolar English
- monoalveolar English
- nasoalveolar English
- nonalveolar English
- parietoalveolar English
- perialveolar English
- postalveolar English
- retroalveolar English
- subalveolar English
- transalveolar English
- tubuloalveolar English
- zygomaticoalveolar English
- *albiolus Latin
- alveolus Latin
- alveus Latin
- Alveole German
- albiolo Italian
- alveolare Italian
- alveolo Italian
- alvéole French
- alvéolo Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European
- alveol Norwegian Bokmål
- alvéolo Portuguese
- alveol Norwegian Nynorsk
- ailbheolas Irish
- alveolus Indonesian
- alveolar
- alveolitis
- nonalveolar
- subalveolar
- alveolation
- monoalveolar
- postalveolar
- perialveolar
- basialveolar
- nasoalveolar
- dentoalveolar
- microalveolar
- intraalveolar
- apicoalveolar
- interalveolar
- dentialveolar
- retroalveolar
- transalveolar
- labioalveolar
- lobuloalveolar
- tubuloalveolar
- alveolarisation
- parietoalveolar
- alveolarization
- bronchoalveolar
- bronchioalveolar
- bronchoalveolitis
- zygomaticoalveolar
- bronchioloalveolar