Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In zoology, situated between the alveoli: applied to the transverse muscles which connect the apposed surfaces of the five alveoli of the dentary apparatus of a sea-urchin. See
lantern of Aristotle , under lantern. - In anatomy, situated between or among the alveoli of the lungs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Between alveoli.
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- adjective anatomy Between
alveoli .
Etymologies
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inter- + alveolar
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Examples
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The connective tissue between the alveoli presents in certain parts collections of cells, which are termed interalveolar cell islets (islands of Langerhans).
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The inflammation is confined to interalveolar septa or interstitial spaces between alveoli and radiologically gives appearance of reticulonodular pattern. linear thread like opacities here and there in lungs.
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"In zoology, situated between the alveoli: applied to the transverse muscles which connect the apposed surfaces of the five alveoli of the dentary apparatus of a sea-urchin. See lantern of Aristotle, under lantern."
--Century Dictionary
January 5, 2011