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alveus (s) (noun), alvei (pl)
1. Rare, a channel (groove like passageway) or trough (long, hollow tube) through which a fluid flows: An alveus can be the channel of a river.
2. A thin layer of a white substance in the brain: The alvei are the myelinated nerve fibers that cover the ventricular surface of the hippocampus.
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