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Recent Examples of alveolus
Her primary focus was on hyaline membrane disease, sometimes called respiratory distress syndrome, in which alveoli — tiny air sacs in the lungs — do not properly inflate.
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Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
More fluid enters the alveolus.
—Avesta Rastan, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2020
But even when a patient is severely ill, some alveoli still function well.
—Olivia Carville, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
This could explain how the alveoli fail to oxygenate the blood without the patient noticing the need to gasp for more air.
—Fox News, 28 Apr. 2020
These millions of alveoli are so soft, so gentle, that a healthy lung has almost no substance.
—oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolus
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Milton threw for 241 yards and a score while rushing for 16 yards and a touchdown in a showing that highlighted his big arm potential and pocket mobility.—
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The back of the bag is fitted with a roomy pocket — the perfect spot to store my passport without worrying about being pickpocketed.—
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Many birth defects are treatable; orofacial clefts and some heart defects, for example, can be corrected with surgery.—
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Valproic acid causes birth defects that can be detected in utero such as oral clefts or spina bifida.—
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There's a lot more, though: a bag of additional shoulder screws for mounting drives onto vibration-damping grommets, the grommets themselves, a #2 Phillips-to-hex adapter socket for standoffs, three replacement snaps for the top of the right side panel, and some cable ties.—
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Unscrewing the pencil allows that bit to be inserted in a magnetic drive socket in the bottom.—
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Without dimples, golf balls wouldn’t go nearly as far, as the effectiveness of air circulation would be diminished.—
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Drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil all over the surface of the dough and into the dimples.—
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Caroline and Laina took first impressions to a whole new level, arriving in full lawyer attire.—
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My impression of bath mats, from years of owning ones that end up getting soggy on contact, was that there was little to nothing to do about mildew, puddles of water, and discoloration.—
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Continue reading here Lakers box score NBA scores NBA standings ANGELS Sean Burke pitched six sparkling innings and Will Venable got his first win as a big league manager Thursday, directing the Chicago White Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Angels on opening day.—
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As Major League Baseball teams around the country were preparing their fields for Thursday's opening day, the Kansas City Royals decided to call up SB Mowing.—
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The rover drilled the Cumberland sample from an area within a crater called Yellowknife Bay, which resembled an ancient lake bed.—
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The six-legged robot will trek across craters on the lunar terrain and demonstrate its potential application for asteroid mining.—
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In the kitchen’s breakfast alcove, a midcentury Italian light fixture hangs near a rustic country cabinet.—
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After two hours, Tse Yaa Kin appeared around the bend, its alcoves offering tantalizing shelter from the September sun.—
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“Alveolus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolus. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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