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Bronchus
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A large airway that leads from the trachea (windpipe) to a lung. The plural of bronchus is bronchi. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Tubular structure in continuation with the trachea, serving as air passage. It terminates in the lung (terminal bronchiole). (NCI Thesaurus)
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