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Definition of Bronchiole

Bronchiole
Bronchiole Bron"chi*ole, n. (Anat.) A minute bronchial tube.

Meaning of Bronchiole from wikipedia

- The bronchioles (/ˈbrɑːŋkioʊls/ BRONG-kee-ohls) are the smaller branches of the bronchial airways in the lower respiratory tract. They include the terminal...
- tertiary (segmental) bronchi, that branch into smaller airways called bronchioles that eventually connect with tiny specialized structures called alveoli...
- lesions are 2–4 cm in diameter, grey-yellow, dry, often centered on a bronchiole, poorly delimited, and with the tendency to confluence, especially in...
- membranous bronchioles. The conducting zone of the respiratory tract ends at the terminal bronchioles when they branch into the respiratory bronchioles. This...
- into numerous smaller tubes, the bronchioles. In birds, the bronchioles are termed parabronchi. It is the bronchioles, or parabronchi that generally open...
- located in the respiratory bronchioles that mark the beginning of the respiratory zone. They are located sp****ly in these bronchioles, line the walls of the...
- and bronchioles). Air flow in air p****ages can get restricted in three ways: a spasmodic state of the smooth muscles in bronchi and bronchioles an inflammation...
- the lumen of the bronchiole by mucoid exudate, goblet cell metaplasia, epithelial ba****t membrane thickening and severe inflammation of bronchiole....
- (centrilobular) in the lung, the area around the terminal bronchiole and the first respiratory bronchiole, and can be seen on imaging as an area around the tip...
- narrow and numerous branches. The bronchi branch into bronchioles, into respiratory bronchioles, and ultimately terminate at the alveolar ducts. The branching...