alveolus in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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alveolus <pl alveoli> [Brit ˌalvɪˈəʊləs, alˈvɪələs, Am ælˈviələs] N

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Type 1 pneumocytes (or membranous pneumocytes) form the structure of the alveolus and are responsible for the gas exchange in the alveolus.
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Premolar 3 and molars one and two are missing with the alveolus intact, mo material remains after molar three.
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See pulmonary alveolus for details of gas pressure in the lung.
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The alveolar bone proper is the lining of the tooth socket or alveolus (plural, alveoli).
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An adult alveolus has an average diameter of 200 micrometres, with an increase in diameter during inhalation.
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The core pathology is disruption of the capillary-endothelial interface: this actually refers to two separate barriers the endothelium and the basement membrane of the alveolus.
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The function of this complex is to reduce surface tension in the alveolus and prevent collapse during expiration.
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Bony remodeling as the alveolus adapts to the edentulous state occurs in the longer term as the alveolar process slowly resorbs.
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Great alveolar cells also repair the endotheilium of the alveolus when it becomes damaged.
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It can refer to inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs, or the dental alveolus in the jaw.
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