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bronchiole
[ brong-kee-ohl ]
noun
- a small branch of a bronchus.
bronchiole
/ 藢br蓲艐k瑟藞蓹蕣l蓹; 藞br蓲艐k瑟藢蓹蕣l /
noun
- any of the smallest bronchial tubes, usually ending in alveoli
bronchiole
- 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 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 产谤辞苍路肠丑颈路辞路濒补谤 [brong-kee-, oh, -ler, brong-, kahy, -, uh, -], adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of bronchiole1
亚洲网紅露点 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鈥檚 tentacle robot, the device enters through a patient鈥檚 nose or mouth and goes into the lung鈥檚 airways, called bronchioles.
Regions designated as small-airway disease by PRM corresponded to characteristics of that condition 鈥 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鈥 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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