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bronchiole

bron·chi·ole [ bróngkee l ] (plural bron·chi·oles)


noun 
Definition:
 
tube inside lungs: a narrow tube inside the lungs that branches off the main air passages bronchi

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin bronchiolus< late Latin bronchia< Greek brogkhos (see bronchus)]

bron·chi·o·lar [ bròngkee ṓlər ] adjective
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