- plural of bronchus.
bronchi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
However, it rarely affects the bronchi and alveoli in the lungs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023
In severe asthma, the bronchi become chronically inflamed and constricted.
From Scientific American ● May 4, 2023
R.S.V. predominantly affects the small airways, called bronchioles, that branch off from bronchi in the lungs.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
These cilia beat in unison and move mucus and particles out of the bronchi and bronchioles back up to the throat where it is swallowed and eliminated via the esophagus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It affects the bronchi but slightly, since it contains no volatile oil.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
