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n.
a type of cell that lines the walls separating the air sacs (see alveolus) in the lungs. Type I pneumocytes are flat and inconspicuous. Type II pneumocytes are cuboidal and secrete surfactant.
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pneu·mo·cyte (noo-mo-sītґ) alveolar cell.Medical dictionary. 2011.