bronchus

American  

[brong-kuhs] / ˈbrɒŋ kəs /

noun

Anatomy.

• bronchi
  plural

1. either of the two main branches of the trachea.

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bronchus British  

/ ˈbrɒŋkəs /

noun

1. either of the two main branches of the trachea, which contain cartilage within their walls

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bronchus Scientific  

/ brŏng′kəs /

• bronchi
  plural

1. Either of the two main branches of the trachea that lead to the lungs, where they divide into smaller branches.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bronchi
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of bronchus

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek brónchos windpipe

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Example Sentences

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bronchus bronchi

In the United States and the United Kingdom, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men, behind lung and bronchus cancer.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024

Kentucky has the highest incidence rates for lung and bronchus and cervical cancers, while ranking second for colon and rectal cancers, it said.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

Each bronchus divides into secondary bronchi, then into tertiary bronchi, which in turn divide, creating smaller and smaller diameter bronchioles as they split and spread through the lung.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong reported that compared with Delta, Omicron “infects and multiplies 70 times faster” in the bronchus, the main airways into the lungs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2021

Each bronchus, lower down, is composed of complete cartilaginous rings.”

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

However, it rarely affects the bronchi and alveoli in the lungs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023

In severe asthma, the bronchi become chronically inflamed and constricted.

From Scientific American ● May 4, 2023

R.S.V. predominantly affects the small airways, called bronchioles, that branch off from bronchi in the lungs.

From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2022

The bronchi continue to branch and form small bronchioles which divide to form terminal bronchioles.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

The trachea is remarkably short, the bronchi beginning high up on the throat, and song-muscles are wholly wanting, as in all other Cypselomorphae.9 From The Cambridge Natural History, vol. xi.,

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

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