bronchiolization

noun

bronchiolization

noun

Etymology From bronchiole + -ization.

1

The formation of bronchioles.

  • In IPF, bronchial epithelial cells of abnormal bronchioles in areas of bronchiolization and dense fibrosis indicate robust expression of FGF1, FGFR3 and FGFR4.2015 July 3, BreAnne MacKenzie et al., “Increased FGF1-FGFRc expression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis”, in Respiratory Research, volume 16, →DOI:

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