Medical Terminology / Unit 9 MedTerm 0530 short lesson, about 20 seconds
alveol/o: Alveolus
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The idea
The combining form alveol slash o names an alveolus, one of the small air sacs where gas exchange occurs.
In practice
Oxygen passes from the alveoli into the blood.
Where people slip
One alveolus; several alveoli, following the us to i plural rule.
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