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bron·chus

 (brŏng′kəs)
n. pl. bron·chi (-kī′, -kē′)
Either of two main branches of the trachea, leading directly to the lungs.

[New Latin, from Greek bronkhos, windpipe.]
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bronchus

(ˈbrɒŋkəs)
n, pl -chi (-kaɪ)
(Anatomy) either of the two main branches of the trachea, which contain cartilage within their walls
[C18: from New Latin, from Greek bronkhos windpipe]
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bron•chus

(ˈbrɒŋ kəs)

n., pl. -chi (-kē, -kī).
either of the two branches of the trachea that extend into the lungs.
[1700–10; < New Latin < Greek brónchos windpipe]
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bron·chus

(brŏng′kəs)
Plural bronchi (brŏng′kī′, brŏng′kē′)
Either of the two main tubular structures branching from the trachea and leading to the lungs, where they divide into smaller branches.
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bronchus


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(pl. bronchi) Either of the two tubes branching from the lower end of the trachea and forming the main airways to and from the lungs.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bronchus - either of the two main branches of the tracheabronchus - either of the two main branches of the trachea
lower respiratory tract - the bronchi and lungs
cartilaginous tube - a duct with cartilaginous walls
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Translations
bronquio
bronco
бронх

bronchus

[ˈbrɒŋkəs] N (bronchi (pl)) [ˈbrɒŋkaɪ]bronquio m
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bronchus

n pl <bronchi> → Bronchus m
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bronchus

[ˈbrɒŋkəs] n (bronchi (pl)) [ˈbrɒŋkaɪ]bronco
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bron·chus

n. bronquio, uno de los tubos por los cuales el aire pasa a los pulmones;
eparterial ______ superior a una arteria;
intermediate ______ intermedio;
left main ______ principal izquierdo;
lobar bronchibroncolobares;
main ______ principal;
mucoid impaction of ___impacto mucoso del ___;
right main ______ principal derecho.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

bronchus

n (pl -chi) bronquio
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The patient underwent bronchoscopy to confirm the diagnosis of malignancy, and the lateral wall of the intermediate bronchus of the right bronchial tree was infiltrated by multiple nodules.
A bronchoscopy was remarkable for whitish secretions in all the bronchial tree, as well as mild erythematous, edematous, and friable bronchial mucosa from the carina to all segments.
A MAN stunned doctors by coughing up a six-inch blood clot from his lungs in the near-perfect shape of his right bronchial tree.
During his hospitalization, the man started to cough up phlegm and blood, and at one point it had the shape of the 'intact cast of the right bronchial tree.'
Treatment of EBM must be planned according to the histology of the primary tumor, the location of the lesion in the bronchial tree, number of lesions, and medical status of the patient.
Caption: Figure 4: Bronchial cast obtained by flexible bronchoscopy fitting the mold of the right bronchial tree.
Small, light objects may be inhaled deep within the bronchial tree or coughed up and removed.
Objective: The development of culture-independent techniques for microbiological analysis shows that bronchial tree is not sterile in either healthy or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) individuals.
MEC is a rare malignant tumor of bronchial tree. Its origin was first described in 1952 by Smetana and Liebow.[5] It accounts for <1% of all lung tumors.[2] This tumor has been reported to occur in relatively young persons.
During the present analysis, common complications included chest pain (7/10), transient dissection (bronchial and intercostals) (2/10), bronchial tree embolisation (1/10) and monoparesis (1/10).
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