ALVEOLUS (DISAMBIGUATION)

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'Alveolus' (plural 'alveoli', adjective 'alveolar') is a general anatomical term for a concave cavity or pit that may refer to several more specific structures:

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★ Pulmonary alveolus, an air sac in the lungs

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★ Alveolar gland

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★ Dental alveolus, also known as "tooth socket", a socket in the jaw that holds the roots of teeth. The following anatomical terms refer to this context.

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★ Alveolar ridge, the jaw structure that contains the dental alveoli

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★ Alveolar canals

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★ arteries

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★ Superior alveolar artery

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★ Anterior superior alveolar artery

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★ Posterior superior alveolar artery

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★ Inferior alveolar artery

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★ nerves

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★ Anterior superior alveolar nerve

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★ Middle superior alveolar nerve

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★ Inferior alveolar nerve

★ In 'medicine':

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★ Alveolar soft part sarcoma

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★ Alveolar consonant, a linguistic vocalization depending upon touching tongue to alveolar ridge. (''Note:'' There are 16 subtypes of alveolar consonants linked from the target page and not listed separately here.)

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★ Alveolar plosive (disambiguation page)
Alveolus is considered by some (but not all) sources to be synonymous with acinus.