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bronchiole

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bron·chi·ole  (brngk-l)
n.
Any of the fine, thin-walled, tubular extensions of a bronchus.
[French, from New Latin bronchiola, diminutive of Latin bronchus; see bronchus.]
bronchi·olar (-lr) adj.
bronchiole
Noun
any of the smallest bronchial tubes
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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Noun1.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


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