bronchial tubes

plural noun

1. the bronchi or their smaller divisions

bronchial tubes

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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The bronchial tubes are the continuation of the windpipe, and branch tree-like until they become very fine.

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Asthma is essentially a spasm of the muscular tissue which is contained in the smaller bronchial tubes.

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The mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes was thickened, and slightly ulcerated.

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