| ALVEOLAR | • alveolar adj. (Anatomy, relational) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs. • alveolar adj. (Anatomy, relational) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets. • alveolar adj. (Anatomy, relational) Relating to the glands with secretory cells about a central space. |
| ALVEOLARLY | • alveolarly adv. In an alveolar manner. • ALVEOLAR adv. pertaining to an alveolus; pronounced with tongue and alveolus. |
| ALVEOLARS | • alveolars n. Plural of alveolar. • ALVEOLAR n. a sound pronounced with tongue and alveolus. |
| ALVEOLATE | • alveolate adj. Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities. • alveolate n. (Biology) A member of a grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates. • ALVEOLATE adj. of or like a honeycomb. |
| ALVEOLATION | • alveolation n. (Geology) An eroded structure of honeycomb-like cavities. • ALVEOLATION n. the state of being alveolate. |
| ALVEOLATIONS | • alveolations n. Plural of alveolation. • ALVEOLATION n. the state of being alveolate. |
| CAVEOLA | • caveola n. A small (50–100 nanometer) invagination of the plasma membrane in many vertebrate cell types. • CAVEOLA n. a tiny pit in a cell membrane. |
| CAVEOLAE | • caveolae n. Plural of caveola. • CAVEOLA n. a tiny pit in a cell membrane. |
| CAVEOLAR | • caveolar adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the caveolae. • CAVEOLAR adj. relating to a caveola, a tiny pit in a cell membrane. |
| FAVEOLATE | • faveolate adj. Having cavities or cells like those of a honeycomb. • FAVEOLATE adj. honeycombed. |
| FOVEOLA | • foveola n. Alternative form of foveole (“small fovea or depression”). • foveola n. (Anatomy) The center of the fovea in the macula of the eye, approximately 0.35 mm in diameter, containing… • FOVEOLA n. (Latin) a small fovea, also FOVEOLE, FOVEOLET. |
| FOVEOLAE | • foveolae n. Plural of foveola. • foveolæ n. (Obsolete) plural of foveola. • FOVEOLA n. (Latin) a small fovea, also FOVEOLE, FOVEOLET. |
| FOVEOLAR | • foveolar adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the foveola. • FOVEOLAR adj. of or like a foveola, a small depression. |
| FOVEOLAS | • foveolas n. Plural of foveola. • FOVEOLA n. (Latin) a small fovea, also FOVEOLE, FOVEOLET. |
| FOVEOLATE | • foveolate adj. Having small pits or depressions, like the receptacle in some composite flowers. • FOVEOLATE adj. like a foveola, a small depression, also FOVEOLATED. |
| FOVEOLATED | • foveolated adj. Foveolate. • FOVEOLATED adj. like a foveola, a small depression, also FOVEOLATE. |