BRONCHIOLE


Meaning of BRONCHIOLE in English

[ 'brɒŋkɪəʊl ]

■ noun Anatomy any of the minute branches into which a bronchus divides.

Derivatives

bronchiolar adjective

Origin

C19: from mod. L. bronchiolus , bronchiolum , diminutives of late L. bronchia , denoting the branches of the main bronchi.

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