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alveolus

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˌal.viˈəʊ.ləs/Part of speech nounSorted aellosuvStarts with AEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin alveolus (“a small hollow or cavity”), diminutive of alveus (“a hollow, cavity”).

Used in a sentence

  • The sprouts proliferate and canalize to form the lactiferous ducts and the outbuddings form the alveoli of the mammary glands.

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