pulmonary alveolus

English

Noun

pulmonary alveolus (plural pulmonary alveoli)

1. (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