Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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alveolus | Yes | No | No | No |
lung | Yes | No | No | No |
alveolus (noun) | lung (noun) |
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a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways | either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood |
a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth |