pulmonary alveolus; alveoli; air sac
Anatomical term for the tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs. Used in medical and biological contexts.
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the pulmonary alveoli.
alveolar hypoventilation
alveolar pneumonia; alveolar pneumonitis
Compound of 肺 (hai, 'lung') and 胞 (hō, 'sac' or 'cell'), directly corresponding to the anatomical concept.