ALVEOLUS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
   Synonym(s)
   • tooth socket (what does tooth socket mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) alveolus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • socket (what does socket mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs
   • formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
   Synonym(s)
   • air cell (what does air cell mean?)
   • air sac (what does air sac mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) alveolus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sac (what does sac mean?)