bronchiole (redirected from Respiratory bronchioles)

bron·chi·ole  (brngk-l)

n.

Any of the fine, thin-walled, tubular extensions of a bronchus.

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[French, from New Latin bronchiola, diminutive of Latin bronchus; see bronchus.]

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bronchi·olar (-lr) adj.

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bronchiole [ˈbrɒŋkɪˌəʊl]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any of the smallest bronchial tubes, usually ending in alveoli

[from New Latin bronchiolum, diminutive of Late Latin bronchium, singular of bronchia]

bronchiolar  [ˌbrɒŋkɪˈəʊlə] adj

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bronchiole  (brngk-l)

Any of the small, thin-walled tubes that branch from a bronchus and end in the alveolar sacs of the lung.

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Noun

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bronchiole - any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" lower respiratory tract - the bronchi and lungs