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bronchiole
(redirected from respiratory 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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1985) to evaluate airway wall fibrosis and airway wall muscle in the membranous bronchioles (MBs) and respiratory bronchioles (RBs).
The terminal respiratory unit of the lung from the respiratory bronchiole to the alveolus is called the acinus.
Interstitium of respiratory bronchiole (human) Including respiratory bronchiolar wall, peribronchiolar and perivascular connective tissue, and associated vessel walls.
 
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