n.
Any of the cells lining the alveoli in the respiratory part of the lung.
pneumonocyte
| Medical Dictionary: pneu·mo·no·cyte |
(nū'mə-nō-sīt', nyū'-, nʊ-mŏn'ə-, nyʊ-)
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| Veterinary Dictionary: pneumonocyte |
Collective term for the alveolar epithelial cells (great alveolar cells and squamous alveolar cells) and alveolar phagocytes of the lungs.
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