What does "bronchus" mean?

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

Bronchus

Common synonyms include: bronchial tube, airway, airway segment, bronchial passage, broncho, bronchos.

/ˈbɹɒŋkəs/ noun

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Noun

1
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
"I've watched the summer evenings pass by / I've heard the rattle in my bronchi."
2
either of the two main branches of the trachea wordnet

"I've watched the summer evenings pass by / I've heard the rattle in my bronchi."

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