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Alveolus

Also called Air sacs

AnatomyPulmonologyImportant

Microscopic air sac at the end of a bronchiole where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange between air and blood across thin capillary walls.

Korean

폐포(허파꽈리)

기관지 끝에 있는 미세한 기낭; 산소와 이산화탄소가 교환되는 가스 교환의 장소.

French

Alvéole pulmonaire

Micro-sac aérien à l'extrémité d'une bronchiole où s'effectuent les échanges d'oxygène et de dioxyde de carbone entre l'air et le sang.

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