bronchial tube

noun

1. a bronchus or any of its ramifications or branches.

bronchial tube

1. A bronchus or any of the tubes branching from a bronchus. The bronchial tubes decrease in size as they descend into the lungs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bronchial tube¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Machines valiantly take over for faltering kidneys, heart valves, bronchial tubes.

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In some cases, the infection travels from the sinus and bronchial tubes into deep lung tissue, triggering severe pneumonia that drowns the victim.

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A video animation shows a catheter being inserted inside the trachea, stopping at the bronchial tubes and the light being administered.

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Yes, Browne had written more than a decade ago that “in around 2020 a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe, attacking the lungs and the bronchial tubes and resisting all known treatments.”

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The virus then “crawls progressively down the bronchial tubes,” Dr. Schaffner said.

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