bronchial tubes

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pl n

the bronchi or their smaller divisions

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Words nearby bronchial tubes

bronchi, bronchia, bronchial, bronchial asthma, bronchial tube, bronchial tubes, bronchiectasis, bronchiole, bronchiolitis, bronchitis, broncho

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How to use bronchial tubes in a sentence

Similar cells are found in some part of most of the internal organs, including the bronchial tubes.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
A view of the lower part of the trachea, dividing into the main bronchial tubes, which again branch into a tree-like form.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
The bronchial tubes are the continuation of the windpipe, and branch tree-like until they become very fine.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
Asthma is essentially a spasm of the muscular tissue which is contained in the smaller bronchial tubes.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various

The mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes was thickened, and slightly ulcerated.
An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis|Archibald Makellar

Cultural definitions for bronchial tubes

bronchial tubes

[ (brong-kee-uhl) ]

The system of tubelike structures that connects the trachea to the lungs. (See respiratory system.)