Air Cell (Noun)
Meaning
A tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The tiny air cells in the lungs of a newborn baby are crucial for efficient gas exchange to take place.
- Damage to the delicate air cells in the lungs can lead to chronic respiratory problems in older adults.
- Smoking can cause irreparable harm to the fragile air cells that line the alveoli in the lungs.
- When oxygen levels in the blood drop, the air cells in the lungs constrict to force the diaphragm to contract more deeply.
- Researchers studied the morphology of air cells in lung tissue to understand the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis.