Sentence:  For example , the marked susceptibility of the monkey to respiratory infection might be related to its delicate , long alveolar ducts and <WSD>short</WSD> , large bronchioles situated within a parenchyma entirely lacking in protective supportive tissue barriers such as those found in types 1 , and 3 , . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length