(bronchiole)
21bronchiole — [ brɒŋkɪəʊl] noun Anatomy any of the minute branches into which a bronchus divides. Derivatives bronchiolar adjective Origin C19: from mod. L. bronchiolus, bronchiolum, diminutives of late L. bronchia, denoting the branches of the main bronchi …
22bronchiole — bron·chi·ole …
23bronchiole — bron•chi•ole [[t]ˈbrɒŋ kiˌoʊl[/t]] n. anat. a small branch of a bronchus • Etymology: 1865–70; < NL bronchiolum=bronchi(a) (see bronchial) + olum ole I bron chi•o′lar, adj …
24bronchiole — /ˈbrɒŋkioʊl/ (say brongkeeohl) noun one of the small subdivisions of a bronchus. {New Latin bronchiolum, from bronchi(a) bronchia + olumdiminutive suffix} …
25bronchiole — A tiny branch of air tubes in the lungs …
26bronchiole — n. any of the minute divisions of a bronchus. Derivatives: bronchiolar adj …
27lobular bronchiole — bronchiole …
28Terminal bronchiole — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = bronchioli terminalis GraySubject = 240 GrayPage = 1098 Caption = Diagram of the alveoli with both cross section and external view. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName …
29Primary bronchiole — The primary bronchioles arise from the tertiary bronchi. They are histologically distinct from the tertiary bronchi in that their walls do not have hyaline cartilage and they have Clara cells in their epithelial lining. The epithelium starts as a …
30respiratory bronchiole — a short, thinner walled branch of a terminal bronchiole; it is the first segment of the bronchiole that contains alveoli and in which gas exchange occurs. It further subdivides, subsequent branches becoming narrower in diameter and increasing in… …
