respiratory bronchiole
respiratory bronchiole · respiratory bronchioles
Any of the downstream bronchioles that already engage in blood-air gas exchange, in…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.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the downstream bronchioles that already engage in blood-air gas exchange, in contrast to the upstream conducting-zone bronchioles that merely transport air.
Forms
plural: respiratory bronchioles| Singular | respiratory bronchiole |
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See also
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