bronchial

[ brong-kee-uhl ]

adjective

, Anatomy.

1. pertaining to the bronchia or bronchi.

bronchial

/ ˈbrɒŋkɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the bronchi or the bronchial tubes

Derived Forms

• ˈbronchially, adverb

Other Words From

• bronchi·al·ly adverb
• inter·bronchi·al adjective
• post·bronchi·al adjective
• pre·bronchi·al adjective
• sub·bronchi·al adjective
• sub·bronchi·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of bronchial¹

First recorded in 1725–35; bronchi(a) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

After six weeks of daily practice, bronchial hyper-reactiveness also seemed to improve, that study found.

From Time

If the virus is growing well in bronchial cells, symptoms like coughing could release a lot of viruses into the air.

From Science News

Days later, with a fever joining his other symptoms, they took Moxxon to an urgent-care clinic, where an X-ray detected bronchial pneumonia.

From Washington Post

RSV is the most common cause of bronchial infections and pneumonia in children under age 1, with a season that typically runs roughly from November to early spring.

From Washington Post

When the quantity is very small there may be no cough, the sputum reaching the larynx by action of the bronchial cilia.

From Project Gutenberg

True bronchial asthma commonly gives a marked eosinophilia during and following the paroxysms.

From Project Gutenberg

For some three years back I have labored under a disease of the throat—a bronchial affection—a severe affliction it was.

From Project Gutenberg

Similar cells are found in some part of most of the internal organs, including the bronchial tubes.

From Project Gutenberg

A view of the lower part of the trachea, dividing into the main bronchial tubes, which again branch into a tree-like form.

From Project Gutenberg