bronchus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.

/ˈbɹɒŋkəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bronchus.wav /ˈbɹɑŋkəs/

bronchus bronchi

Learned borrowing from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “trachea, throat”).

bronchial tube

bronchium

bronchial bronchial tree bronchiole bronchitis broncho- bronchoid dorsobronchus parabronchus ventrobronchus

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