tracheolar


tra·che·ole

T0299850 (trā′kē-ōl′)n. One of the very small, branching tubes at the tips of the tracheae of an arthropod. Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse through the walls of the tracheoles.
[New Latin trāchēola, diminutive of Medieval Latin trāchēa, trachea; see trachea.]
tra·che′o·lar (-ə-lər) adj.

tracheolar

(treɪˈkɪələ) adj (Zoology) of or relating to the tracheole