terminal bronchiole

noun

One of the smallest bronchioles that do not participate in the gas exchanges that happen in the lung.

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Meanings

nounterminal bronchiole (plural terminal bronchioles)

plural terminal bronchioles

  1. One of the smallest bronchioles that do not participate in the gas exchanges that happen in the lung.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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