bronchiole

Term ID

UBERON:0002186

Synonyms

• bronchioli
• bronchiolus
• lobular bronchiole

Definition

the conducting airway of the lungs found terminal to the bronchi; these structures contain neither cartilage nor mucous-secreting glands; the epithelium of the bronchioles becomes thinner with each branching (2)

References

• BTO:0002375
• CALOHA:TS-2003
• EHDAA:8171
• EHDAA:8183
• EHDAA:8199
• EHDAA:8221
• EMAPA:32697
• MA:0000422
• NCIT:C12684
• OpenCyc:Mx4rvl9iDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• UMLS:C0006270
• VHOG:0000675
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchiole
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0006270
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/278982001

Ontology

Cell Ontology