имя существительное [анатомия] 1) ячейка, небольшое углубление, лунка 2) альвеола, ячейка (в челюстной кости) 3) [анатомия] альвеола (в легких человека)
noun (plural alveoli) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of alveus cavity, hollow, from alvus belly, beehive; akin to Lithuanian aulys beehive, Greek aulos tube, flute 1. a small cavity or pit: as a. a socket in the jaw for a tooth b. a small air-containing compartment of the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and from which respiratory gases are exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries c. an acinus of a compound gland d. a cell of a honeycomb 2. teethridge