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Definition of Alveolar

1. Noun. A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge.

2. Adjective. Pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs.

3. Adjective. Pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw. "Alveolar processes"

Definition of Alveolar

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets.

2. a. Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth.

Definition of Alveolar

1. Adjective. Of, or relating to an alveolus ¹

2. Adjective. (anatomy) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets ¹

3. Adjective. (anatomy) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs ¹

4. Adjective. (phonetics) Formed with the tip of the tongue touching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth ¹

5. Noun. (linguistics) An alveolar consonant ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Alveolar

1. a sound produced with the tongue touching a place just behind the front teeth [n -S]

Medical Definition of Alveolar

1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets. Alveolar processes, the processes of the maxillary bones, containing the sockets of the teeth. Origin: L. Alveolus a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. Alveolaire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alveolar

alure alures alutaceous alvameline alvanite alvarezsaurid alvarezsauroid alvearies alveary alveated

alvei alvelous alveoalgia alveola alveolalgia alveolar (current term) alveolar-arterial oxygen difference alveolar abscess alveolar adenocarcinoma alveolar air

alveolar angle alveolar arch alveolar arch of mandible alveolar arch of maxilla alveolar artery alveolar atrophy alveolar bed alveolar body alveolar bone alveolar bone loss

Literary usage of Alveolar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Histology by Alexander A. Böhm, M. von Davidoff (1904)
"alveolar Glands.—In the alveolar glands the secreting compartments have the ... alveolar glands are classified as: 1. Simple alveolar glands, consisting of ..."

2. Respiration by John Scott Haldane (1922)
"We found that about 0.23 per cent increase in the alveolar CO2 gives 100 per ... For instance with 4.16 per cent of CO2 in the inspired air, the alveolar ..."

3. A German-English dictionary of terms used in medicine and the allied sciences by Hugo Lang, Bertram Abrahams (1905)
"-Scheidewand alveolar-zange, /. forceps for removing parts of alveolus Alveolen, tn.pl. alveoli ; vide for compds. also alveolar- Alveolen-ausdehnung, ..."

4. Physiology and Biochemistry in Modern Medicine by John James Rickard Macleod (1922)
"Variations in the respiratory hormone, whatever this may be, are associated with changes in the C02 content of the alveolar air. Increase in the alveolar ..."

5. Human Vitality and Efficiency Under Prolonged Restricted Diet by Francis Gano Benedict (1919)
"Consequently we may compare, with an even greater degree of confidence, the relationship between the calculated values for the alveolar carbon dioxide at ..."

6. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1896)
"During this time the antrum was syringed through the alveolar opening. I advised the immediate removal of the tooth, but my consultant, thinking that the ..."

7. A Study of Metabolism in Severe Diabetes by Francis Gano Benedict, Elliott Proctor Joslin (1912)
"COMPOSITION OF THE alveolar AIR OF DIABETICS. The carbon-dioxide tension of the alveolar air has come to be regarded as an excellent index of the degree of ..."

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