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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIR SAC

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Air sac is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AIR SAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

air sac

Pulmonary alveolus

An alveolus is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. Found in the lung parenchyma, the pulmonary alveoli are the terminal ends of the respiratory tree, which outcrop from either alveolar sacs or alveolar ducts, which are both sites of gas exchange with the blood as well. Alveoli are particular to mammalian lungs. Different structures are involved in gas exchange in other vertebrates. The alveolar membrane is the gas-exchange surface. Carbon dioxide rich blood is pumped from the rest of the body into the alveolar blood vessels where, through diffusion, it releases its carbon dioxide and absorbs oxygen.

Definition of air sac in the English dictionary

The definition of air sac in the dictionary is any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds, which increase the efficiency of gaseous exchange in the lungs. Other definition of air sac is any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects having a similar function.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIR SAC

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air surfing
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WORDS THAT END LIKE AIR SAC

ac
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culs-de-sac
embryo sac
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sign of the zodiac
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vocal sac
yolk sac
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Synonyms and antonyms of air sac in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «air sac» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AIR SAC

Find out the translation of air sac to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of air sac from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «air sac» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

气囊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

saco de aire
570 millions of speakers

English

air sac
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवा की थैली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كيس الهواء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воздушный мешок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saco de ar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বায়ু থালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sac d´air
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kantung udara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Luftsack
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気嚢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공기 주머니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Air sac
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

túi khí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காற்று சக்கரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हवा पिशवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hava kesesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sac aria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sac powietrza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повітряний мішок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sac de aer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θύλακα αέρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lugsak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luftsäck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

luft sac
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIR SAC»

The term «air sac» is regularly used and occupies the 99.892 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIR SAC»

Discover the use of air sac in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to air sac and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Lung-Air Sac System of Birds: Development, Structure, ...
While summarizing and building on earlier observations and ideas, this book provides cutting-edge details on the development, structure, function, and the evolutionary design of the avian respiratory system.
John N. Maina, 2006
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Drug Discovery and Evaluation: Pharmacological Assays
A.8.4.5 Rat Subcutaneous Air Sac Model PURPOSE AND RATIONALE Lichtenberg et al. (1997, 1999) recommended the subcutaneous air sac model in rats as a simple method for in vivo screening of antiangiogenesis. Subcutaneous  ...
Hans Vogel, 2008
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Laboratory Manual for Comparative Veterinary Anatomy and ...
The air capillaries are surrounded by blood capillaries, and gas exchange occurs between these two groups. The mesobronchi also continue down through the lungs and connect to the abdominal air sac. There are nine air sacs; four are pairs: ...
Phillip E. Cochran, 2003
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Chemistry Connections: The Chemical Basis of Everyday Phenomena
The enlargement of the air sac over time has two interesting consequences for the consumer: eggs that float in water and hard-boiled eggs with variable ease of peeling. The phenomenon of an egg floating in water is a consequence of an air  ...
Kerry K. Karukstis, Gerald R. Van Hecke, 2003
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Out of Thin Air:: Dinosaurs, Birds, and Earth's Ancient ...
EVOLUTION OF THE AIR SAC SYSTEM The complex air sac-lung system found in birds had to have evolved from a reptilian, sac-like lung. Here is the pathway envisioned by Paul in his 2002 book. The first of the so-called archosaurs were ...
Peter Ward, 2006
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Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs: Understanding the Life of ...
Structure of avian lung–air sac system. (A) Components of the respiratory system. The lung consists of a paleopulmo and neopulmo. The air sacs are numbered: (1 ) noninflatable cervical; (2) usually unpaired interclavicular; (3) paired anterior ...
Nicole Klein, 2011
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New Insights Into the Biology of Theropod Dinosaurs
Air movement in and out of the thin walled, non-vascularized air-sacs is driven by changes in transmural air-sac pressure. Energy must be expended during all stages of ventilation because the flimsy air-sac walls posses no significant number ...
Devon E. Quick, 2008
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Avian Immunology
Thus, the air sac system acts like a bellows that forces air through the gas exchange tissue during both the inhalatory and expiratory phases of the cycle. During inhalation, air flows through the primary bronchus, bypassing the cranially -located ...
Fred Davison, Bernd Kaspers, Karel A. Schat, 2011
9
Stray Feathers: Reflections on the Structure, Behaviour and ...
Adult emus produce a variety of sounds by resonance of air, which they can pass directly from the trachea to the cervical air sac through a fenestra. On the ventral side of the trachea (i.e. facing the front of the Emu's neck), five to 20 ossicles of ...
Leo Joseph, Penny AM, 2011
10
Frogs: A Wildlife Handbook
The vocal sounds produced by frogs originate from an air sac that is located on the bottom of the mouth. The air sac is inflated by pumping air into it from the lungs, and from there, back through FROG CALL VARIETIES BULLFROG deep, ...
Kim Long, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIR SAC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term air sac is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gardening & Living in Grand Style They're baaack...
By contracting and releasing muscles, the tymbals make a sound that is amplified by an air sac in the male cicada's abdomen. When there are ... «Moab Times Independent, Jul 15»
2
The Best Design Of The Year (Maybe Ever?)
On each side, channels create the flexing movement that an air sac does while you breathe. The Best Design of the Year (Maybe Ever?). «Gizmodo Australia, Jun 15»
3
Nuffield Health consultant carried out sinus surgery on an orangutan
... Andrew Moore, from Oakhill Veterinary Centre in Preston, performed marsupialisation of the air sac - the surgical technique of cutting a slit. «Private Healthcare UK, Jun 15»
4
Water Rescues Up Over Busy Weekend
They are incapable of independent survival and drift with the currents and have a unique gas-filled air sac visible above the water with ... «Island Gazette, Jun 15»
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Answer To Saving The Sage Grouse Could Be In The Wind
... to May mating season, a male Gunnison Sage Grouse displays his filoplumes (topknot), bulging air sac, white breasts and spiky tail feathers. «WPSU, Jun 15»
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BLM Lays Out Strategy To Protect Sage Grouse Across The West
A male sage grouse inflates the air sac in his chest as part of a mating dance. Todd Sonflieth.

A male great western sage grouse. The bird's ... «KUOW News and Information, May 15»

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Photographs show bunged-up Blackpool Zoo orangutan having …
'We drained Vicky's air sac, which is used for vocalisation, and sutured it open to prevent any further build up and congestion. 'We will use the ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
8
York kindergarten students learn from egg incubation
On the eighth day, Britt closed the blinds and turned off the lights so that the youngsters could see “the big blob” and the definite air sac inside ... «The Herald, May 15»
9
The Most Contentious Conservation Battle Is About These Dancing …
Males gather on flattened patches of ground called leks, where they repeatedly make their wobbly air sac calls, hoping to woo nearby females. «Slate Magazine, May 15»
10
Intel-Israel Young Scientist Competition winners return with …
An air sac is used to replace the soft layer in the plaster casts, and a senor and pump are included to control the air pressure at all times. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, May 15»

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