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bronchiole
(redirected from terminal 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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After the terminal bronchiole, the following seven generations of dichotomous divisions are called respiratory bronchioles and serve the gas-exchanging parenchyma consisting of budding alveoli.
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However, lung biopsy did not demonstrate organizing pneumonia in the terminal bronchioles or alveolar spaces characteristic of BOOP.
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ALVEOLAR SACS As terminal bronchioles penetrate more deeply into the lungs, they divide into microscopic respiratory bronchioles.
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