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/brong"kee euh/, n. Anat. (used with a pl. v.)the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.[1665-75; < LL < Gk, pl. of BRÓNCHION, equiv. to brónch(os) windpipe + -ion dim. suffix]
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Bronchia — Bron chi*a, n. pl. [L., pl. Cf. {Bronchus}.] (Anat.) The bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the trachea, esp. the subdivision of the bronchi. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bronchia — see trachea … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
bronchia — The smaller divisions of the bronchi. SEE ALSO: bronchus, bronchiole. SYN: bronchial tubes. [G. pl. of bronchion, dim. of bronchos, trachea] * * * bron·chia (brongґke ə) [L.] plural of bronchium … Medical dictionary
bronchia — n. subdivisions of the bronchus (Latin)n. subdivision of a bronchus (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
bronchia — /ˈbrɒŋkiə/ (say brongkeeuh) plural noun the ramifications of the bronchi or tubes. {Late Latin, from Greek, from bronchos windpipe} …
bronchia — plural of bronchium … Useful english dictionary
Bronchial — Bron chi*al, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See {Bronchia}.] (Anat.) Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs. [1913 Webster] {Bronchial arteries}, branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bronchial arteries — Bronchial Bron chi*al, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See {Bronchia}.] (Anat.) Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs. [1913 Webster] {Bronchial arteries}, branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bronchial cells — Bronchial Bron chi*al, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See {Bronchia}.] (Anat.) Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs. [1913 Webster] {Bronchial arteries}, branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bronchial glands — Bronchial Bron chi*al, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See {Bronchia}.] (Anat.) Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs. [1913 Webster] {Bronchial arteries}, branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
