alveolus
n. குழி, சிறுபள்ளம், பல்பொருந்து குழி, ஈரல் கண்ணறை.
Al*ve"o*lus, n.; pl. Alveoli. Etym: [L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of alveus: cf. F. alvéole. See Alveary.] 1. A cell in a honeycomb. 2. (Zoöl.) Defn: A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil 3. (Anat.) Defn: A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.