bronchiole

• Qualquer uma das menores vias aéreas dos brônquios, ramificações terminais que conduzem o ar aos alvéolos pulmonares.

Any of the smallest bronchial ducts that end in the alveoli of the lungs.

1. Small airway in the lungsC1formalmedical

   Any of the small, thin-walled branches of the bronchial tubes that lead to the alveoli, where gas exchange occurs.

   Pequenas vias aéreas nos pulmões

   • The bronchioles are responsible for carrying air to the alveoli.
   • In asthma, the bronchioles can constrict, making breathing difficult.
   • The infection spread to the bronchioles, causing bronchiolitis.
   • Each bronchiole ends in a cluster of tiny air sacs called alveoli.