bronchia

American  

[brong-kee-uh] / ˈbrɒŋ ki ə /

noun

Anatomy.

1. the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.

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bronchia British  

/ ˈbrɒŋkɪə /

plural noun

1. another name for bronchial tubes

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Etymology

Origin of bronchia

1665–75; < Late Latin < Greek, plural of brónchion, equivalent to brónch ( os ) windpipe + -ion diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

I am very bad with an ulcerated throat, cough, and inflamed bronchia, and altogether below par.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I by Barrington, Mrs. Russell

In the lungs, or bronchia, the venous blood is exposed to the influence of air and undergoes a remarkable change, being converted into arterial blood. 

From Consolations in Travel or, the Last Days of a Philosopher by Morley, Henry

If fumes or fuliginous vapours and air permeate this vessel, as they do the pulmonary bronchia, wherefore do we find neither air nor fuliginous vapours when we divide the pulmonary vein?

From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various

Those, which arise from the internal surface of the bronchia, and which imbibe moisture from the atmosphere, and a part of the bronchial mucus, are called pulmonary absorbents.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

The trachea and the bronchia are slightly red, and the right side of the head is gorged with blood.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert