bronchia

[ brong-kee-uh ]

/ ˈbrɒŋ ki ə /

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noun Anatomy.(used with a plural verb)

the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.

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Origin of bronchia

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

Words nearby bronchia

Brompton mixture, Bromsgrove, bronc, bronch-, bronchi, bronchia, bronchial, bronchial asthma, bronchial tube, bronchial tubes, bronchiectasis

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How to use bronchia in a sentence

The bronchia were reddened throughout, and the lungs congested.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
In pathology, inflammation of the mucous lining of the bronchia or smaller ramifications of the windpipe.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The trachea and the bronchia are slightly red, and the right side of the head is gorged with blood.
Cattle and Their Diseases|Robert Jennings
I am very bad with an ulcerated throat, cough, and inflamed bronchia, and altogether below par.
The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton|Mrs. Russell Barrington

Bronch-itis (from bronchia, and itis, a suffix signifying inflammation).
A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene|Joseph Chrisman Hutchison

British Dictionary definitions for bronchia

bronchia

/ (ˈbrɒŋkɪə) /

pl n

another name for bronchial tubes

Word Origin for bronchia

C17: from Late Latin, from Greek bronkhia, plural of bronkhion, diminutive of bronkhus windpipe, throat

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