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The answer ALVEOLAR has 6 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of alveolar in various dictionaries:
noun - a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
adj - pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
adj - pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw
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| Relating to or denoting the bony ridge that contains the sockets of the upper teeth. |
| Relating to an alveolus or the alveoli of the lung or lungs. |
| An alveolar consonant. |
| pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs |
| a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge |
| pertaining to the alveolar ridge |
| relating to the alveoli ( small air bags in the lungs, with thin walls that allow oxygen to enter the blood) |
| (of a speech sound) made by putting your tongue against the hard place behind your top front teeth: |
| relating to the holes in the jaw that hold the roots of the teeth: |
| Of or relating to an alveolus. |
| Alveolar description |
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| A pulmonary alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is a hollow cavity found in the lung parenchyma, and is the basic unit of ventilation. Lung alveoli are the ends of the respiratory tree, branching from either alveolar sacs or alveolar ducts, which like alveoli are both sites of gas exchange with the blood as well. Alveoli are particular to mammalian lungs. Different structures are involved in gas exchange in other vertebrates. The alveolar membrane is the gas exchange surface. Carbon dioxide rich blood is pumped from the rest of the body into the capillaries that surround the alveoli where, through diffusion, carbon dioxide is released and oxygen absorbed. |