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bron·chi·ole
(brŏng′kē-ōl′)n.
Any of the fine, thin-walled, tubular extensions of a bronchus.
[French, from New Latin bronchiola, diminutive of Latin bronchus; see bronchus.]
bron′chi·o′lar (-ō′lər) adj.
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bronchiole
(ˈbrɒŋkɪˌəʊl)n
(Anatomy) any of the smallest bronchial tubes, usually ending in alveoli
[C19: from New Latin bronchiolum, diminutive of Late Latin bronchium, singular of bronchia]
bronchiolar adj
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bron•chi•ole
(ˈbrɒŋ kiˌoʊl)n.
a small branch of a bronchus.
bron`chi•o′lar, adj.
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bron·chi·ole
(brŏng′kē-ōl′) 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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bronchiole
A tiny subdivision of a bronchus, ending in the little air sacs called alveoli.
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| Noun | 1. | 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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bron·chi·ole
n. bronquiolo, una de las ramas menores del árbol bronquial.
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bronchiole
n bronquioloEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.