Bronchiole
a small branch of a bronchus.
noun
any of the smallest bronchial tubes, usually ending in alveoli
n.
bronchiole
(brŏng’kē-ōl’)
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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