alveolar passages
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alveolar ducts — noun plural also alveolar passages : the somewhat enlarged terminal sections of the bronchioles that branch into the terminal alveoli … Useful english dictionary
ductuli alveolares — alveolar ductules: small passages connecting the respiratory bronchioles and the alveolar sacs; see Plate 43. Called also alveolar ducts … Medical dictionary
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pulmonary alveolus — Any of the 300 million or so small air spaces in the lungs where carbon dioxide leaves the blood and oxygen enters it. Alveoli form clusters (alveolar sacs) connected by alveolar ducts to the bronchioles. Their thin walls contain numerous… … Universalium
pneumonia — Inflammation of the lung parenchyma characterized by consolidation of the affected part, the alveolar air spaces being filled with exudate, inflammatory cells, and fibrin. Most cases are due to infection by bacteria or viruses, a few to … Medical dictionary
