Alveolus

Alveolus (/ælˈvələs/; pl. alveoli, adj. alveolar) is a general anatomical term for a concave cavity or pit.

Uses in anatomy and zoology

  • Surface cavities or pits, such as on the stem of Myrmecodia species
  • Pits on honeycombed surfaces such as receptacles of many angiosperms
  • Pits on the fruiting bodies of fungi such as Boletus or the ascocarps of fungi such as typical ascomycetes
  • Pits on the valves of the tests of many diatoms
  • Membrane supporting vesicles of the alveolates

Uses in linguistics

  • Alveolar consonant, a linguistic vocalization depending upon touching tongue to alveolar ridge
  • Alveolar stop

See also

  • The dictionary definition of alveolus at Wiktionary
  • The dictionary definition of alveolar at Wiktionary
  • Alveolar soft part sarcoma, a very rare type of soft-tissue sarcoma,
  • Acinus, considered by some (but not all) sources to be synonymous with Alveolus
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