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bron⋅chi⋅ole

[brong-kee-ohl]
–noun Anatomy.
a small branch of a bronchus.

Origin:
1865–70; < NL bronchiolum, equiv. to bronchi(a) bronchia + -olum -ole 1


bron⋅chi⋅o⋅lar [brong-kee-oh-ler, brong-kahy-uh-] , adjective
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bron·chi·ole   (brŏng'kē-ōl')   
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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Main Entry: bron·chi·ole
Pronunciation: 'brä[ng]-kE-"Ol
Function: noun
: a minute thin-walled branch of a bronchus —bron·chi·o·lar /"brä[ng]-kE-'O-l&r/ adjective
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bronchiole bron·chi·ole (brŏng'kē-ōl')
n.
Any of the fine, thin-walled, tubular extensions of a bronchus.

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