bronchiole
English
Etymology
From bronchi + -ole.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒŋkiˌoʊl/
Noun
bronchiole (plural bronchioles)
- (anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
Synonyms
- bronchiolus
Derived terms
- bronchiolar
- bronchiolectasis
- bronchiolitis
- peribronchiole
- respiratory bronchiole
- terminal bronchiole
Translations
small branch of a bronchus
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French
Noun
bronchiole f (plural bronchioles)
- bronchiole
Further reading
- “bronchiole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.