alveolus

noun /ælviələs/ 4 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 11 WWF 15

Definitions

noun

a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways

noun

a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth

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