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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries細気管支
Pronunciation / Transliteration: saikikanshi
"細気管支は肺の中の小さな空気の通り道です。"
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2 senses- 1
A minute branch into which a bronchus divides, leading to the alveoli.
"Air flows through the trachea and bronchi into the smaller bronchioles within the lungs." - 2
Any of the tiny air passages in the respiratory system that lack cartilage and mucous glands.
"Inflammation of the bronchioles is a hallmark condition of acute bronchiolitis in infants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the New Latin bronchiolus, a diminutive of bronchus, originating from the ancient Greek bronkhos meaning 'windpipe'. It entered medical English in the 19th century as anatomical nomenclature developed to describe finer microscopic respiratory structures.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Bronchiole"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Bronchiole" is said worldwide
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bronchiole
Transliteration: bʁɔ̃.ʃjɔl
"Les bronchioles acheminent l'air vers les alvéoles pulmonaires."
Bronchiole
Transliteration: bʁɔŋˈki̯oːlə
"Die Bronchiolen sind die feinen Verzweigungen der Luftröhrenäste."
bronchiolo
Transliteration: bronˈkjɔlo
"I bronchioli terminano negli alveoli polmonari."
bronquiolo
Transliteration: broŋˈkjolo
"Cada bronquiolo se ramifica en los pulmones."
bronquíolo
Transliteration: bɾõˈkiu.lu
"Os bronquíolos transportam o ar para os alvéolos."
श्वसनिका
Transliteration: shwasnika
"श्वसनिका फेफड़ों के भीतर हवा के छोटे मार्ग हैं।"
细支气管
Transliteration: xì zhī qì guǎn
"细支气管是肺部的细小空气通道。"
세기관지
Transliteration: segigwanji
"세기관지는 허파 안의 공기 통로입니다."
細気管支
Transliteration: saikikanshi
"細気管支は肺の中の小さな空気の通り道です。"
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