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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A representation of the larynx, trachea, bronchia, and air-cells.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
Another worm about the same size was found in the left bronchia, and a still smaller one among the mucus of the trachea: there were also four others in the nose.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
The organs of respiration are the larynx, the trachea, or windpipe, bronchia, and the lungs.
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
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
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