alveoli
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- (al-VEE-oh-ly) Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles in the lungs.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - Acini, Bulbs, Ducts (milk), Fore milk, Hind milk, Lactiferous ducts, Lactiferous sinuses, lactose intolerance, lobule, nipple, nipple discharge
- (al vee' oh li) [of breast ] the grape-like structure in the lobules of the breasts that produce milk.
DoD Breast Health Program South - Cite This Source - This Definition - Acini, areola, Bulbs, Ducts (milk), Fore milk, Hind milk, Lactiferous ducts, Lactiferous sinuses, Lobes, lobule, nipple