alveolus
A tiny air sac with a very thin wall lies beside a capillary network, allowing gases to pass between air and blood.
All languages
- English
- alveolus
- Norwegian
- lungeblære
- Japanese
- 肺胞 — はいほう — haihō
- Korean
- 폐포 — pyepo
- Spanish
- alvéolo pulmonar
- French
- alvéole pulmonaire
- German
- Lungenbläschen
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