bronchial

American  

[brong-kee-uhl] / ˈbrɒŋ ki əl /

adjective

Anatomy.

1. pertaining to the bronchia or bronchi.

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bronchial British  

/ ˈbrɒŋkɪəl /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• bronchially adverb
• interbronchial adjective
• postbronchial adjective
• prebronchial adjective
• subbronchial adjective
• subbronchially adverb

Etymology

Origin of bronchial

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

Example Sentences

Perhaps the most grotesque episode features the boys salvaging their grandmother’s hot tub, promising Dad they’ll keep it clean and then contracting some kind of gruesome, racking bronchial affliction that coughs up another moral.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

The certificate gives the cause of death as “exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma together with low grade lower respiratory tract infection,” according to the Irish Independent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2024

The microscopic particles can penetrate deeply into the lungs and then move further into the body, causing both short-term bronchial problems and serious long-term health issues.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

The 57-year-old from Llandysul, Ceredigion, has received an MBE for services to charity and innovation after buying a single goat in an attempt to help her young son's persistent bronchial difficulties with its milk.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

So I flew again to see Mr. Muhammad, but this time to Phoenix, Arizona, where the Nation of Islam had bought him the house in the hot, dry climate that relieved his severe bronchial condition.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey