See Also: blue ribbon(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
sacculus(medicine)
sacculus(dictionary)
sacculus communis(medicine)
sacculus endolymphaticus(medicine)
sacculus lacrimalis(medicine)
sacculus laryngis(medicine)
sacculus proprius(medicine)
sacculus vestibuli(medicine)

sacculus alveolaris (medicine) and blue ribbon (oh)


sacculus alveolaris (medicine)


sacculus alveolaris -->
alveolar sac
Terminal dilation of the alveolar ducts that give rise to alveoli in the lung; a small air chamber in the pulmonary tissue from which the pulmonary alveoli project like bays and into which an alveolar duct opens; in birds, air-containing extensions of bronchi that connect with bone cavities.

Synonym: sacculus alveolaris, air sac.


blue ribbon (oh)



the first prize in a competition, sometimes consisting of a small piece of blue material
-- blue ribbon also blue riband BrE
adj [only before noun]
::the club's prized blue riband award