Dorsobronchus
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several tubes in the avian respiratory system which transport air from one of the mesobronchi to the parabronchi.
"The fifth dorsobronchus turns posteriorly at the point where it approximates the dorsolateral margin of the lung and extends toward the posterior tip of the mesobronchus."
Example
More examples"The fifth dorsobronchus turns posteriorly at the point where it approximates the dorsolateral margin of the lung and extends toward the posterior tip of the mesobronchus."
Etymology
From dorso- + bronchus.
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