pulmonary alveolus

English

Noun

pulmonary alveolus (plural pulmonary alveoli)

(anatomy) A small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.

Translations

small air sac in the lungs

Catalan: alvèol pulmonar (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 肺泡 (zh) (fèipào)
Czech: plicní sklípek (cs) m
Dutch: longblaasje (nl) n
Finnish: keuhkorakkula (fi)
French: alvéole pulmonaire (fr) m or f
Hungarian: tüdőalveolus
Italian: alveolo polmonare m
Polish: pęcherzyki płucne m pl
Spanish: alvéolo pulmonar (es) m

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