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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   either of the two main branches of the trachea wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bronchial tubebronchial tube

Example

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

Etymology

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

Related phrases

bronchial tree

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