bronchi
Americannoun
noun
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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
Like the trachea, the bronchi are made of cartilage and smooth muscle.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
This is the condition on part of the pharynx, but not on the tonsils; and in a small portion of the larynx, in the trachea and bronchi, but not on the vocal cords.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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