alveolar
/al-vee-uh-ler/US // ælˈvi ə lər //UK // (ælˈvɪələ, ˌælvɪˈəʊlə) //
肺泡,肺部,肺活量,肺泡式
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
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- : Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to an alveolus or to alveoli.
- : Phonetics. articulated with the tongue touching or close to the alveolar ridge, as English t, d, n; gingival.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Phonetics. an alveolar sound.
Examples
Frequently they are found in alveolar arrangement, retaining the original outline of the alveoli of the lung (Fig. 4, b).
They are again subdivided into simple or compound alveolar glands, as in the case of the tubular glands (fig. 10).
If the occlusion be not normal, the upper jaw and alveolar process will develop laterally as well as anteriorly.
In no symptoms is degeneracy so evident as in the stigmata resultant on hypertrophy of the alveolar process.
The general cytoplasm shows no differentiation into ectoplasm and endoplasm; it is uniformly alveolar in character.
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