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nounAny of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
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Catalan bronquíol
- bronquíolsmall branch of a bronchus
Chinese Cantonese 細支氣管 /细支气管
- 細支氣管 /细支气管small branch of a bronchus
Chinese Mandarin 細支氣管 /细支气管, 毛細支氣管 /毛细支气管
- 細支氣管 /细支气管 (xìzhīqìguǎn)small branch of a bronchus
- 毛細支氣管 /毛细支气管 (máoxì zhīqìguǎn)small branch of a bronchus
Czech průdušinka
- průdušinkasmall branch of a bronchus
Finnish ilmatiehyt
- ilmatiehytsmall branch of a bronchus
French bronchiole
- bronchiolesmall branch of a bronchus
Greek βρογχιόλιο
- βρογχιόλιο (vronchiólio)small branch of a bronchus
Indonesian bronkiolus
- bronkiolussmall branch of a bronchus
Irish broincín
- broincínsmall branch of a bronchus
Māori pekahau ririki
- pekahau ririkismall branch of a bronchus
Persian نایژک
- نایژکsmall branch of a bronchus
Polish oskrzelik
- oskrzeliksmall branch of a bronchus
Portuguese bronquíolo
- bronquíolosmall branch of a bronchus
Russian бронхиола
- бронхиола (bronxiola)small branch of a bronchus
Spanish bronquiolo
- bronquiolosmall branch of a bronchus
Vietnamese tiểu phế quản
- tiểu phế quảnsmall branch of a bronchus
Cite this entry
APA
bronchiole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchiole
MLA
“bronchiole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchiole. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bronchiole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchiole.
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