Medical Terminology / Unit 9 MedTerm 0529 short lesson, about 20 seconds
bronchiol/o: Bronchiole
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The idea
The combining form bronchiol slash o names a bronchiole, a small branch of a bronchus.
In practice
Bronchiolitis is inflammation of the bronchioles.
Where people slip
The added ol marks a smaller version, as it does for arterioles and venules.
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