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bronchus

[ brong-kuhs ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural bronchi
  1. either of the two main branches of the trachea.


bronchus

/ ˈɒŋə /

noun

  1. either of the two main branches of the trachea, which contain cartilage within their walls
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bronchus

/ ŏԲə /

, Plural bronchi ŏԲkī′,ŏԲŧ′

  1. Either of the two main branches of the trachea that lead to the lungs, where they divide into smaller branches.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bronchus1

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek óԳDz windpipe
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bronchus1

C18: from New Latin, from Greek bronkhos windpipe
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It found evidence of “severe bilateral acute pulmonary edema” and “frothy pulmonary edema in trachea and mainstem bronchi.”

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In the United States and the United Kingdom, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men, behind lung and bronchus cancer.

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However, it rarely affects the bronchi and alveoli in the lungs.

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Kentucky has the highest incidence rates for lung and bronchus and cervical cancers, while ranking second for colon and rectal cancers, it said.

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In severe asthma, the bronchi become chronically inflamed and constricted.

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