alveolar period of lung development
alveolar period of lung development
the period (32 weeks after fertilization-8 years) when the epithelial lining of the terminal saccules is extremely thin so that capillaries bulge into them; characteristic mature alveoli do not form until after birth.
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al·ve·o·lar pe·ri·od of lung de·vel·op·ment
(al-vē'ŏ-lăr pēr'ē-ŏd lŭng dĕ-vel'ŏp-mĕnt) The period (32 weeks-8 years) when alveoli develop; characteristic mature alveoli do not form until after birth.
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