terminal saccules

terminal saccules

the thin-walled dilations (primordial alveoli) that develop at the ends of the respiratory bronchioles and develop a close relationship with the capillaries. Synonym(s): terminal sacs

ter·mi·nal sac·cules

(tĕr'mi-năl sak'yūlz) The thin-walled dilations (primordial alveoli) that develop at the ends of the respiratory bronchioles and develop a close relationship with the capillaries.