'alveolus' definitions:
Definition of 'alveolus'
(from WordNet)
noun
A tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways [syn: alveolus, air sac, air cell]
noun
A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth [syn: tooth socket, alveolus]
Synonyms of 'alveolus'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alveolar ridge,
- alveolation,
- antrum,
- apex,
- armpit,
- arytenoid cartilages,
- back,
- basin,
- blade,
- bowl,
- cavity,
- concave,
- concavity,
- crater,
- crypt,
- cup,
- dent,
- depression,
- dimple,
- dint,
- dip,
- dorsum,
- fold,
- follicle,
- funnel chest,
- furrow,
- gouge,
- hard palate,
- hole,
- hollow,
- hollow shell,
- honeycomb,
- impress,
- impression,
- imprint,
- indent,
- indentation,
- indention,
- indenture,
- lacuna,
- larynx,
- lips,
- nasal cavity,
- notch,
- oral cavity,
- palate,
- pharyngeal cavity,
- pharynx,
- pit,
- pock,
- pocket,
- pockmark,
- print,
- punch bowl,
- scoop,
- shell,
- sink,
- sinus,
- socket,
- soft palate,
- speech organ,
- sunken part,
- syrinx,
- teeth,
- teeth ridge,
- tip,
- tongue,
- trough,
- velum,
- vocal chink,
- vocal cords,
- vocal folds,
- vocal processes,
- voice box,
- vug