| bronchiole | <anatomy> This refers to the smaller airways in the lungs. A minute subdivisions of the bronchi that terminate in the alveoli (oxygen exchange apparatus). (13 Nov 1997) |
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| bronchiolectasia | Bronchiectasis involving the bronchioles. Synonym: bronchiolectasia. Origin: bronchiole + G. Ektasis, a stretching (05 Mar 2000) |
| bronchiolectasis | Bronchiectasis involving the bronchioles. Synonym: bronchiolectasia. Origin: bronchiole + G. Ektasis, a stretching (05 Mar 2000) |
| bronchioles | The tiny branches of air tubes within the lungs which are the continuation of bronchi and connect to the alveoli (air sacs). (12 Dec 1998) |
| terminal bronchiole | The end of the nonrespiratory conducting airway; the lining is simple columnar or cuboidal epithelium without mucous goblet cells; most of the cells are ciliated, but a few nonciliated serous secreting cells occur. Synonym: bronchiolus terminalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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