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

Her lungs, bronchia, throat, were all in perfect condition; but she coughed almost incessantly, especially on the approach of the hour for the doctor's visit to the ward.

From Bits about Home Matters by Jackson, Helen Hunt

The organs of respiration are the larynx, the trachea, or windpipe, bronchia, and the lungs.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

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

Bronchitis, from Greek"—blow the derivation!—"inflammation of the membrane of the bronchia.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 4th 1893 by Various

Portions of these foreign bodies are often found in the bronchia as well, giving rise to circumscribed lobular pneumonia.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various