alveolus

Noun

a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways

a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth

synonym	tooth socket
holo part	alveolar process alveolar ridge gum ridge
hypernym	socket

Other words that start with: “A”, “AL”, “ALV”, “ALVE” or end with: “S”, “US”, “LUS”, “OLUS”.

Other nouns that start with: “A”, “AL”, “ALV”, “ALVE” or end with: “S”, “US”, “LUS”, “OLUS”.

Words unscrambled from / built with letters: “ALVEOLUS”.