Definition of Air cell

1. Noun. A tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways.

Exact synonyms: Air Sac, Alveolus
Group relationships: Lung
Generic synonyms: Sac
Derivative terms: Alveolate

Definition of Air cell

1. Noun. (biology) an air pocket at the bottom end of an egg formed from contraption of the egg's contents through loss of moisture and cooling from its initial filled state. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Air cell

1. 1. A cavity in the cellular tissue of plants, containing air only. 2. A receptacle of air in various parts of the system; as, a cell or minute cavity in the walls of the air tubes of the lungs; the air sac of birds; a dilatation of the air vessels in insects. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Air Cell

air brick
air bricks
air bridge
air bridges
air bronchogram
air brush
air bubble
air burst
air bursts
air cadet
air cadets
air cargo
air carrier
air carriers
air castle
air cell (current term)
air cells
air cells of auditory tube
air chamber
air cleaner
air cleaners
air compressor
air conditioner
air conditioners
air conditioning
air conduction
air contrast barium enema
air contrast enema
air corridor
air cover

Literary usage of Air cell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dragons of the Air: An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Harry Govier Seeley (1901)
"The air cell termed clavicular sends a process outward towards the arm, along with the ... Thus this air cell, entering the region of the axilla or arm-pit, ..."

2. Six discourses on the functions of the lungs, and causes, prevention and by Samuel Sheldon Fitch (1856)
"Each air cell is in communication with the air pipes, from which it is filled with air at each inspiration, and through which it empties itself at each ..."

3. The Poultry Book: Comprising the Breading and Management of Profitable and by William Bernhard Tegetmeier (1867)
"Again : " By the position of the air-cell at the butt end of the egg, those may be selected which will produce the male sex; in these the air-cell is in the ..."

4. Transactions by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1916)
"Sail-Mo air cell. This covering is similar in composition and uses to No. ... XXVI 3-In. air cell. Consisted of two inches of SaU-Mo and one inch of JM Air ..."

5. On the Anatomy of Vertebrates by Richard Owen (1866)
"It communicates with the axillary air-cell, and transmits the air to the cavity of the bone by several cribriform foramina. The air-holes of the pelvic ..."

6. Mechanical Equipment of Buildings: A Reference Book for Engineers and Architects by Louis Allen Harding, Arthur Cutts Willard (1916)
"JM air cell. Corrugated and plain sheets of asbestos paper arranged alternately so u to ... Sou-Mo air cell. Similar in composition and uses to No. XVII. ..."

7. On the Anatomy of Vertebrates by Richard Owen (1866)
"It communicates with the axillary air-cell, and transmits the air to the cavity of the bone by several cribriform foramina. The air-holes of the pelvic ..."

8. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"The air cell has the capability to assemble and disassemble EBR-II fuel ... Fuel elements are not opened in the air cell so that the fuel is not exposed to ..."

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