bronchial
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of bronchial
First recorded in 1725–35; bronchi(a) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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In 1991, Mercury died at the age of 45 from bronchial pneumonia, a complication of AIDS.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
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
“I’d hoped to power through the Phoenix show but I had a bronchial infection and a last-minute adverse reaction to medication,” Hackett wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
Research suggests that toxins in the smoke may be responsible for a series of ailments suffered by veterans, including cancer, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, bronchitis and sinusitis.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
The germs attack the lining of the air passages, nose, throat, and bronchial tubes, which results in a deep cough and sore throat.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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