Pulmonary Alveolus

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• A thin-wall dilatation of the terminal bronchiole. It is the site of gas ( oxygen & carbon dioxide) exchange between the lungs & pulmonary capillaries.

More General Terms

• extracellular compartment (extracellular space)
• respiratory system structure

Additional Terms

• alveolar hemorrhage

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

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