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alveolar

adj
/alˈviː.əl.ə/UK/ælˈvi.əl.ɚ/US

Etymology

From alveolus + -ar.

  1. borrowed from alveolus
  2. formed as alveolar — “alveolus + -ar”

Definitions

  1. Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.

  2. Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.

  3. Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper…

    Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Relating to the glands with secretory cells about a central space.

    2. An alveolar consonant.

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Derived

alveolar artery, alveolar bed, alveolar bone, alveolar dead space, alveolarisation, alveolarization, alveolarize, alveolarly, alveolar nerve, alveolar process, alveolar ridge, alveolar socket, apico-alveolar, apicoalveolar, basialveolar, bialveolar, bronchioalveolar, bronchioloalveolar, bronchoalveolar, dentialveolar, dentoalveolar, inferior alveolar artery, inferior alveolar nerve, interalveolar, intraalveolar, labioalveolar, lobuloalveolar, microalveolar, monoalveolar, nasoalveolar, nonalveolar, palatoalveolar, palato-alveolar, parietoalveolar, perialveolar, postalveolar, post-alveolar, posterior superior alveolar artery, retroalveolar, subalveolar · +3 more

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA