bronquíolo
bronchiole
bronchi
main airways in the lungs
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-olo
diminutive suffix
A bronquíolo is a bronchiole, which can be thought of as a small bronchi0 (main airway in the lungs0), with -olo1 indicating it's a smaller version1.
noun
- bronchioleA small airway in the lungs that branches off from the bronchiLos bronquíolos son las vías respiratorias más pequeñas en los pulmones. // Bronchioles are the smallest airways in the lungs.