| bronchiole |
one of the smaller sub-divisions of the bronchi.
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| bronchoscopy |
examination of the bronchi using a flexible, lighted tube called a bronchoscope.
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| bronchiole |
a small airway (subdivision of the bronchus) that leads to areas of the lung and absorbs oxygen from the air.
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| bronchi |
The airways of the lungs. When a person takes in a breath of air, the air travels through the nose or mouth, into the larynx, then into the trachea, which is the main passageway into the lungs. The trachea divides into a right and left main bronchus. Each major bronchus then subdivides into smaller airway passages referred to as bronchi. As the airway passages make their way out to the lung tissue, the passages become smaller and are referred to as bronchioles. ...
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| bronchiectasis |
A group of infectious disease conditions of the lungs characterized by dilatation of the lung
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