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phế bào

pulmonary alveolus
Noun
pulmonary alveolus
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Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
pulmonary alveolus

A phế bào is the anatomical term used to refer to a pulmonary alveolus in the lungs.

vi Phế bào đóng vai trò quan trọng trong việc trao đổi khí tại phổi.

en The pulmonary alveolus plays an important role in gas exchange in the lungs.

Sense 2 Noun
pneumocyte

A phế bào is a specialized type of cell found in the alveoli of the human lungs.

vi Các phế bào lót bên trong bề mặt của phế nang phổi người.

en Pneumocytes line the internal surface of the human lung alveoli.

Parts
phế / bào / 肺泡
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
肺泡
Candidates by syllable
phế 廢 bào 胞(袍 / 刨 / 鉋 / 𠝇)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
tàn phế / phế liệu / phế thải / phế vật …
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