bronchia

[brong-kee-uh]

noun Anatomy. (used with a plural verb)

the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.

Origin of bronchia

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

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Historical Examples of bronchia

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
Bronch-itis (from bronchia, and itis, a suffix signifying inflammation).
A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene
Joseph Chrisman Hutchison
Portions of these foreign bodies are often found in the bronchia as well, giving rise to circumscribed lobular pneumonia.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I
Various

British Dictionary definitions for bronchia

bronchia

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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