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BRONCHUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: bronchi   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Either of the two main branches of the trachea

Synonyms:

bronchial tube; bronchus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("bronchus" is a kind of...):

cartilaginous tube (a duct with cartilaginous walls)

Holonyms ("bronchus" is a part of...):

lower respiratory tract (the bronchi and lungs)

Derivation:

bronchial (relating to or associated with the bronchi)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A columnar epithelial cell found in the bronchi.

(Mucinous Bronchial Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

The plural of bronchus is bronchi.

(Bronchus, NCI Dictionary)

A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the trachea, bronchi (air passages that lead to the lungs), and lungs.

(Bronchoscope, NCI Dictionary)

Lymph node located in the bronchi.

(Bronchial Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by blockage of a bronchus passage, most often by bronchial secretions and exudates.

(Bronchial Obstruction, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Of, or pertaining to, the bronchus.

(Bronchial, NCI Thesaurus)

Cancer that forms in tissues of the bronchi (large air passages in the lungs including those that lead to the lungs from the windpipe).

(Bronchial adenoma, NCI Dictionary)

Removal of tissue from the bronchus for microscopic examination.

(Bronchial Biopsy, NCI Thesaurus)

Having to do with the bronchi, which are the larger air passages of the lungs, including those that lead from the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs and those within the lungs.

(Bronchial, NCI Dictionary)

So can problems with your trachea or bronchi, which are part of your airway system.

(Breathing Problems, NIH)