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bronchiole
[ brong-kee-ohl ]
noun
- a small branch of a bronchus.
bronchiole
/ ˌbrɒŋkɪˈəʊlə; ˈbrɒŋkɪˌəʊl /
noun
- any of the smallest bronchial tubes, usually ending in alveoli
bronchiole
/ ŏԲ′ŧ-ō′ /
- Any of the small, thin-walled tubes that branch from a bronchus and end in the alveolar sacs of the lung.
Derived Forms
- bronchiolar, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- Dz··· [brong-kee-, oh, -ler, brong-, kahy, -, uh, -], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of bronchiole1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of bronchiole1
Example Sentences
R.S.V. predominantly affects the small airways, called bronchioles, that branch off from bronchi in the lungs.
Normally 3.5 to 4 millimeters in diameter, nearly twice as wide as Valdastri’s tentacle robot, the device enters through a patient’s nose or mouth and goes into the lung’s airways, called bronchioles.
Regions designated as small-airway disease by PRM corresponded to characteristics of that condition — the loss, narrowing, thickening and obstruction of the bronchioles.
Neutrophils swarm into the lungs and may encourage scar tissue to build up in the bronchioles, the lungs’ smallest airways, which can cause them to clog.
About ten sextillion molecules of atmosphere are now squeezing their way through the intricate tree of bronchi and bronchioles forming your lungs.
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