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alveoli

/ælˈvi.əl.aɪ/

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al-VEE-uh-ly: stress VEE.

In al-VEE-uh-ly, keep a light uh before the final long i of “my.” The ending is ly, with no extra z after it.

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The model shows clusters of alveoli in the lung.

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What does alveoli mean?

noun

  1. plural of alveolus

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/ælˈvi.əl.aɪ/

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