alveolar consonant. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
“Oh yes, it’s called alveolar carcinoma, cancer of the lung.”. From Wordnik.com. [One From The Hart] Reference
Grant felt his legs lifting from the alveolar floor. From Wordnik.com. [Fantastic Voyage]
It tends to be a type call called bronchial alveolar. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2006] Reference
Molecular diagnostic for better alveolar damage toradol ribosome. From Wordnik.com. [Rudy: Iraq Is "In The Hands Of Other People"] Reference
The alveolar wall was stretching again and he stumbled to his knees. From Wordnik.com. [Fantastic Voyage]
He came rolling down the lower slope of the alveolar surface at length. From Wordnik.com. [Fantastic Voyage]
With the tongue forced back, they could no longer reach the alveolar ridge. From Wordnik.com. [P is for Pronunciation « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
They were undergoing alveolar reconstruction to restore full lung function. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
Like alveolar consonants replaced by retroflex consonants e.g walked - walk. From Wordnik.com. [English as Intellectual Make Up for Indians « Articles « Literacy News] Reference
The interior spaces of hollow or alveolar blocks may not have sharp corners. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
So that I could show the world how to have stage four alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2007] Reference
Oxygen leaks across the alveolar membrane and across the capillary membrane, too. From Wordnik.com. [Fantastic Voyage]
Inhaled Mercury vapour (a mono-atomic gas) crosses the alveolar membranes rapidly. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 13] Reference
His head rose beyond the alveolar wall and quite suddenly, he was in another world. From Wordnik.com. [Fantastic Voyage]
The alveolar region has a very large surface area (about 50 times that of the skin). From Wordnik.com. [Absorption of toxicants] Reference
I had thought that the alveolar stop t in 'Tayvan' was aspirated, but you've corrected me. From Wordnik.com. [Paper on Parade: Hizen Porcelain and Global Trade in the era of Koxinga] Reference
Inflammation of the alveolar periosteum is a common dental disease in domestic animals. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Polar bears seek toenail-holds up the freezing frosty-grape alveolar clusters in his lungs. From Wordnik.com. [Gravity's Rainbow]
This is an inflammation of the alveolar dental membrane that fixes the tooth in the tooth cavity. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
The snorkel had been pulled out of the alveolar crevice and Duval was snaking it back to the ship. From Wordnik.com. [Fantastic Voyage]
And what of this alveolar (ph) hemorrhages, hemorrhages or bruising and bleeding within the airways?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 3, 2007] Reference
The width and depth of chipped edges may not exceed 10 mm. Wall thickness of alveolar or hollow blocks. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
H is always silent, except in the spelling -CH- which represents, as in English, a palato-alveolar affricate. From Wordnik.com. [Spanish spelling | Linguism] Reference
My current theory of Mid IE is so far telling me that Proto-Semitic's coronal stops were alveolar, not dental. From Wordnik.com. [A list of possible Proto-Semitic loanwords in PIE] Reference
However this only affects alveolar stops (see Hickey, Irish English (2007), p.56), not velar or bilabial stops. From Wordnik.com. [Back to business: emphatic particles and verbal extensions] Reference
OTOH I would however blame this, not the phonetically minute alveolar/dental difference, for the dθ ks change. From Wordnik.com. [Ejective or Pharyngealized Stops in Proto-Semitic?] Reference
In general, cementum forms along the roots of teeth within the alveolar bony socket of your upper and lower jaw. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-11-01] Reference
Computer-assisted sterology: point fraction of lung parenchyma and alveolar surface density in fetal and newborn sheep. From Wordnik.com. [CHOP congenital diaphragmatic hernia publications] Reference
The first word in that phrase that requires a strong alveolar usage is ‘that†™ s’ and consequently it is very visible. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » That’s Not Accurate: White House Alters Transcript of Press Briefing] Reference
Advance a short needle vertically to the vestibular side, between the root of the tooth and the alveolar bone, then slowly inject. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
H. Rahn, A concept of mean alveolar air and the ventilation blood flow relationships during pulmonary gas exchange, Am.J. Physiol. From Wordnik.com. [Dickinson W. Richards - Nobel Lecture] Reference
In horses, inflammation of the alveolar membrane results in a bony enlargement on the side of the face if the superior molar is involved. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
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