air sac
noun
1
: one of the air-filled spaces in the body of a bird connected with the air passages of the lungs
3
: a thin-walled dilation of a trachea occurring in many insects
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Most people have either emphysema, which happens when air sacs in the lungs called alveoli don’t function properly, or chronic bronchitis — which happens when inflammation in the airways causes mucus to accumulate in the lungs.
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Pneumonia is inflammation of the small air sacs deep in the lungs, called alveoli.
—Kathi Valeii, Verywell Health, 4 July 2024
In addition, damaged air sacs lose their ability to stretch and shrink back.
—Kathi Valeii, Verywell Health, 4 July 2024
Her primary focus was on hyaline membrane disease, sometimes called respiratory distress syndrome, in which alveoli — tiny air sacs in the lungs — do not properly inflate.
—Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Pneumonia is inflammation of the small air sacs deep in the lungs, called alveoli.
—Kathi Valeii, Verywell Health, 4 July 2024
In addition, damaged air sacs lose their ability to stretch and shrink back.
—Kathi Valeii, Verywell Health, 4 July 2024
Her primary focus was on hyaline membrane disease, sometimes called respiratory distress syndrome, in which alveoli — tiny air sacs in the lungs — do not properly inflate.
—Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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“Air sac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20sac. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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