tracheolar
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tra·che·ole
(trā′kē-ōl′)n.
One of the very small, branching tubes at the tips of the tracheae of an arthropod. Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse through the walls of the tracheoles.
[New Latin trāchēola, diminutive of Medieval Latin trāchēa, trachea; see trachea.]
tra·che′o·lar (-ə-lər) adj.
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tracheolar
(treɪˈkɪələ)adj
(Zoology) of or relating to the tracheole
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