1. Noun
A cell in a honeycomb.
2. Noun
A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil
3. Noun
A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.
4. Noun
a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
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5. Noun
a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
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