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Bronchiole vs Bronchoalveolitis - What's the difference?

bronchiole | bronchoalveolitis |

As nouns the difference between bronchiole and bronchoalveolitis

is that bronchiole is (anatomy) any of the small branches of a bronchus while bronchoalveolitis is (medicine) inflammation of the bronchioles of the lungs; leads to bronchopneumonia.

bronchiole

English

(wikipedia bronchiole)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) Any of the small branches of a bronchus.

    • Derived terms

    * bronchiolar * bronchiolitis

    bronchoalveolitis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) inflammation of the bronchioles of the lungs; leads to bronchopneumonia