bronchiolization

English

Etymology

From bronchiole +‎ -ization.

Noun

bronchiolization (uncountable)

1. The formation of bronchioles.
   • 2015 July 3, BreAnne MacKenzie et al., “Increased FGF1-FGFRc expression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis”, in Respiratory Research‎^[1], volume 16, →DOI:

     In IPF, bronchial epithelial cells of abnormal bronchioles in areas of bronchiolization and dense fibrosis indicate robust expression of FGF1, FGFR3 and FGFR4.