Recent Examples on the WebPopcorn lung, or bronchiolitis obliterans, is an inflammatory condition that affects the bronchioles, tiny airways in the lungs.—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 22 Nov. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin bronchiolum, diminutive of Late Latin bronchium "branch of a bronchus, bronchial tube" — more at bronchial
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