bronchus
pronunciation
How to pronounce bronchus in British English:
UK [ˈbrɒŋkəs]
How to pronounce bronchus in American English:
US [ˈbrɑŋkəs]
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- Noun:
- either of the two main branches of the trachea
Word Origin
- bronchus (n.)
- 1706 (plural bronchi), from Greek bronkhos "the wind pipe" (see bronchial).
Example
- 1. The artificial bronchus was made up of biological material strengthened by a stent .
- 2. Most frequently the right middle lobe bronchus .
- 3. A medical team at bobigny hospital in paris removed a patient 's cancerous growth , and then gave him an artificial airway , or bronchus .
- 4. One point of concentration is where the air tube and bronchus divides .
- 5. In the hilum is a small yellow tan granuloma in a hilar lymph node next to a bronchus .