Crossword-Solution: ALVEOLUS
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Alveolus | n. | A cell in a honeycomb. |
| Alveolus | n. | A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil |
| Alveolus | n. | A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc. |
We have 7 clues for the answer “ALVEOLUS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| CONICAL chamber of belemnites | 1 answer |
| HONEYCOMB cell | 1 answer |
| Tooth socket in jawbone | 1 answer |
| Lung compartment | 2 answers |
| tooth socket | 2 answers |
| AIR vehicle | 6 answers |
| AIR sac | 12 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which
covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
ONAERC
Hint 3 another clue
COVER THE EYES
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Sentences with ALVEOLUS (5)
Then we close the forceps, and that breaks right through the alveolus--that's the part of the socket in the jaw, you understand.” At another moment he told her of his one unsatisfied desire.
FACE: TOTAL LENGTH, from nasion to chin; UPPER LENGTH, from nasion to alveolus; BI-ZYGOMATIC BREADTH, from greatest prominence of cheek arches, pressing firmly; INTER-OCULAR WIDTH, between inner angles of the eyes; BI-GONIAL BREADTH, from the angle of the lower jaw, pressing firmly.
The _crown_ is the grinding surface; the _body_, the part projecting from the jaw, is the seat of sensation and nutrition; the _root_ is that portion of the tooth which is inserted in the alveolus.
When the foreign body has been centered in the bronchoscopic field and placed in a position favorable for grasping, it is important that this position be maintained by anchoring the tube to the upper teeth with the left, third, and fourth fingers hooked over the patient's upper alveolus (Fig.
When the base of the teeth, or the alveolus, was struck, a wedge was often broken away, and from the apex of the resulting gap a fracture extended to the lower margin of the bone.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (2015).