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bronchiole
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bronchiole
any of the smallest bronchial tubes, usually ending in alveoli

bronchiole [′bräŋ·kē‚ōl]
(anatomy)
A small, thin-walled branch of a bronchus, usually terminating in alveoli.


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The Canals of Lambert are respiratory bronchiolar communications that allow for gas flow between respiratory bronchioles.
2) In asthma, prior studies using HRCT have commonly demonstrated small airway abnormalities such as prominent centrilobular shadows, which reflect mucous plugging and inflammation, or remodeling in the respiratory bronchioles.
1985) to evaluate airway wall fibrosis and airway wall muscle in the membranous bronchioles (MBs) and respiratory bronchioles (RBs).
 
 
 
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