respiratory bronchiole

noun

Any of the downstream bronchioles that already engage in blood-air gas exchange, in contrast to the upstream conducting-zone bronchioles that merely transport air.

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Meanings

nounrespiratory bronchiole (plural respiratory bronchioles)

plural respiratory bronchioles

  1. Any of the downstream bronchioles that already engage in blood-air gas exchange, in contrast to the upstream conducting-zone bronchioles that merely transport air.
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APA

respiratory bronchiole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respiratory%20bronchiole

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“respiratory bronchiole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respiratory%20bronchiole. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “respiratory bronchiole,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respiratory%20bronchiole.

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