Alveolus (disambiguation)

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Alveolus is a general anatomical term that can be used as a synonym for several more specific structures:

Pulmonary alveolus, an air sac in the lungs
Dental alveolus, also known as "tooth socket", a socket in the jaw that holds the roots of teeth
Alveolus (band), a punk rock band from Pennsylvania, United States

Alveolar, the adjective form of "alveolus", can be used in several contexts:

Alveolar ridge, the jaw structure that contains the dental alveoli
Alveolar consonant, a linguistic vocalization depending upon touching tongue to alveolar ridge
* there are 16 subtypes of alveolar consonants linked from the target page and not listed separately here

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