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noun

bronchiole

any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli

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Three example sentences with bronchiole, each labelled with its topic.

  • During an asthma attack each bronchiole tightens, and the narrowed passage makes every breath out a long wheeze.

    Medicine

  • Cold morning air reaches every bronchiole before it warms, which is why the first mile of a winter run burns.

    Fitness

  • A cast of the lung shows each branch splitting again and again until one final bronchiole is thinner than thread.

    Science

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