bronchia
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of bronchia
1665–75; < Late Latin < Greek, plural of brónchion, equivalent to brónch ( os ) windpipe + -ion diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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Where the effect is to be extended to the trachea and its branches, the bronchia and the tips of the lungs, especially in the case of cough, it is still better to apply the following:
From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Dechmann, Louis
Bronchitis, from Greek"—blow the derivation!—"inflammation of the membrane of the bronchia.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 4th 1893 by Various
The internal surface of the windpipe, bronchia, and air-cells, is lined with a delicate membrane, highly organized with blood-vessels, &c.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
Mucous and wheezing; mucous râle in the bronchia; discharge from the nostrils of purulent matter, white, gray, or black, and sometimes fetid.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
A representation of the larynx, trachea, bronchia, and air-cells.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
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