| bronchiectatic | Relating to bronchiectasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bronchiloquy | Rarely used term for bronchophony [bronchi-+ L. Loquor, to speak (05 Mar 2000) |
| bronchiogenic | <anatomy> Originating from the bronchi. Examples include bronchogenic carcinoma (cancer). Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce (27 Sep 1997) |
| bronchiolar adenocarcinoma | <tumour> A carcinoma, thought to be derived from epithelium of terminal bronchioles, in which the neoplastic tissue extends along the alveolar walls and grows in small masses within the alveoli; involvement may be uniformly diffuse and massive, or nodular, or lobular; microscopically, the neoplastic cells are cuboidal or columnar and form papillary structures; mucin may be demonstrated in some of the cells and in the material in the alveoli, which also includes denuded cells; metastases in regional lymph nodes, and even in more distant sites, are known to occur, but are infrequent. Synonym: alveolar cell carcinoma, bronchiolar adenocarcinoma, bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma, bronchioloalveolar adenocarcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bronchiolar carcinoma | <tumour> A carcinoma, thought to be derived from epithelium of terminal bronchioles, in which the neoplastic tissue extends along the alveolar walls and grows in small masses within the alveoli; involvement may be uniformly diffuse and massive, or nodular, or lobular; microscopically, the neoplastic cells are cuboidal or columnar and form papillary structures; mucin may be demonstrated in some of the cells and in the material in the alveoli, which also includes denuded cells; metastases in regional lymph nodes, and even in more distant sites, are known to occur, but are infrequent. Synonym: alveolar cell carcinoma, bronchiolar adenocarcinoma, bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma, bronchioloalveolar adenocarcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bronchiolar exocrine cell | A rounded, club-shaped, nonciliated cell protruding between ciliated cell's in bronchiolar epithelium; believed to be secretory in function. Synonym: bronchiolar exocrine cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| bronchioli | The pleural of bronchiolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bronchioli respiratorii | The smallest bronchioles (0.5 mm in diameter) that connect the terminal bronchioles to alveolar ducts; alveoli rise from part of the wall. Synonym: bronchioli respiratorii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bronchiolitis | <chest medicine, paediatrics> This refers to inflammation of the bronchioles, usually secondary to viral infection (RSV). (13 Nov 1997) |
| bronchiolitis fibrosa obliterans | Obstruction of bronchioles and alveolar ducts by fibrous granulation tissue induced by mucosal ulceration; the condition may follow inhalation of irritant gases (see silo-filler's lung) or may complicate pneumonia (see BOOP); associated with obstructive findings (see unilateral hyperlucent lung, Swyer-James syndrome). Synonym: bronchiolitis obliterans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bronchiolitis obliterans | Inflammation of the bronchioles with obstruction by fibrous granulation tissue or bronchial exudate. It may follow inhalation of irritating gases or foreign bodies and it complicates pneumonia. (12 Dec 1998) |