Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Air cell

Air cell ({not transcribed})

1.
(Botany) A cavity in the cellular tissue of plants, containing air only.
2.
(Anatomy) A receptacle of air in various parts of the system; as, a cell or minute cavity in the walls of the air tubes of the lungs; the air sac of birds; a dilatation of the air vessels in insects.