respiratory bronchioles

A form of respiratory bronchiole — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of respiratory bronchiole
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