Bronchiole

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  • noun. Any of the fine, thin-walled, tubular extensions of a bronchus.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A small bronchial tube.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A minute bronchial tube.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any of the small branches of a bronchus.
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  • noun. any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli
  • Word Usage
    "Albuterol Inhalation Aerosol is a prescription bronchiole throat-spray (in the US) and has always worked for me."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract