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bron·chi·ole 
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| a small branch of a bronchus. |
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Bronchiole
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| bron·chi·ole
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n. Any of the fine, thin-walled, tubular extensions of a bronchus. [French, from New Latin bronchiola, diminutive of Latin bronchus; see bronchus.] bron'chi·o'lar (-ō'lər) adj. |
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| bronchiole | |
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| any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli |
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| bronchiole
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Any of the small, thin-walled tubes that branch from a bronchus and end in the alveolar sacs of the lung. |
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Bronchiole
Bron"chi*ole\, n. (Anat.) A minute bronchial tube.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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