Definition of "alveolar" []

• Of or relating to an alveolus. (adjective)
• Anatomy Relating to the jaw section containing the tooth sockets: the alveolar ridge. (adjective)
• Anatomy Relating to the alveoli of the lungs. (adjective)
• Linguistics Formed with the tip of the tongue touching or near the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth, as the English (t), (d), and (s). (adjective)
• Linguistics An alveolar sound. (noun)

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• "The angiogenic factor midkine is regulated by dexamethasone and retinoic acid during alveolarization and in alveolar epithelial cells."
• "In collaboration with Dr. Barr, who discovered the gene involved in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, Dr. Womer and others have used the chromosomal changes in sarcomas to determine response to treatment."
• "The rise in alveolar and blood CO2 tensions produces at the kidneys, as shown by the work of Pitts47 and of Gilman48, a retention of bicarbonate, thus further raising blood and tissue CO2 levels, though of course relieving in part the uncompensated gaseous acidosis."