alveolocapillary membrane
[ ăl-vē′ə-lō-kăp′ə-lĕr′ē ]
n.
A thin layer of tissue that mediates the exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries.
Words nearby alveolocapillary membrane
alveolar-arterial oxygen difference,
alveolate,
alveolectomy,
alveolitis,
alveolo-,
alveolocapillary membrane,
alveoloclasia,
alveolodental ligament,
alveolodental membrane,
alveololingual,
alveolopalatal