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alveolus

English

  1. 🔊 a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs
  2. 🔊 a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth

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tooth socket air sac air cell alveolar ridge alveolation antrum apex armpit arytenoid cartilages back basin blade bowl cavity concave concavity crater crypt cup dent depression dimple dint dip