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MeSH Heading: Bronchioles
Tree Number(s): A04.411.125.500
Unique ID: D055745
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055745
Annotation: inflammation = BRONCHIOLITIS or specifics
Scope Note: The small airways branching off the TERTIARY BRONCHI. Terminal bronchioles lead into several orders of respiratory bronchioles which in turn lead into alveolar ducts and then into PULMONARY ALVEOLI.
Entry Term(s): Bronchiole; Respiratory Bronchioles; Terminal Bronchioles
Previous Indexing: Bronchi (1963-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see BRONCHI 1984-2008
History Note: 2009; use BRONCHI 1984-2008
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2016/06/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Bronchioles MeSH Descriptor Data 2024