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PULMONARY ALVEOLUS [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
DEF

Small polyhedral outpouchings along the walls of the alveolar sacs and alveolar ducts through the wall of which gas exchange takes place between alveolar gas and pulmonary capillary blood ....

Key term(s)
  • pulmonary alveolus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Cavités en culs-de-sac qui terminent les dernières ramifications bronchiques.

OBS

alvéole : Il est à noter que la forme au masculin est vieillie.

Key term(s)
  • alvéole pulmonaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparato respiratorio
DEF

Parte de las vías respiratorias donde se lleva a cabo el intercambio de gases para la oxigenación del organismo.

Key term(s)
  • alvéolo pulmonar
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