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pulmonary alveolus
A thin-wall dilatation of the terminal bronchiole. It is the site of gas (oxygen & carbon dioxide) exchange between the lungs & pulmonary capillaries.
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alveolar hemorrhage
General
extracellular compartment (extracellular space)
respiratory system structure
Properties
WITHIN: lung
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Component-of
lung