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The pressure within the tiny gas-exchanging structures of the lungs. When this pressure is positive, it exceeds atmospheric pressure. When it is negative, it is less than the pressure of ambient gases. Gases flow from higher to lower pressures; so when alveolar pressures are higher than atmospheric pressures, respiratory gases tend to be exhaled. When…

Pain in the alveolus of a tooth.  

A chemical substance used topically as an antiperspirant.  

An aqueous suspension of aluminum phosphate used as an astringent and antacid.  

A chemical substance used as an astringent and antiperspirant.  

An astringent.  

A salt formed by the reaction between aluminum sulfate and lead acetate. Its aqueous solution (Burow’s solution) is used as a local astringent.  

Chronic inflammation of the lungs in alum workers due to alum particles in inspired air.  

Slow in developing.  

A drug used for treating persistent or recurrent ovarian cancer.