bronchial
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of bronchial
First recorded in 1725–35; bronchi(a) + -al 1
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Smith was a sickly child, contracting bronchial pneumonia, tuberculosis, German measles, mumps and chicken pox which kept her in "periods of lengthy bed rest".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 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
Machines valiantly take over for faltering kidneys, heart valves, bronchial tubes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
The microscopic particles can penetrate deeply into the lungs and then move further into the body, causing both short-term bronchial problems and serious long-term health issues.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
When, on a day after a trip to collect coal, I cough once, loudly, through bronchial tubes already packed tight with phlegm, my mother frowns.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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