Look up: bronchus

1. bronchus
   (Humans as organisms) one of the two tubes into which trachea subdivides as it enters the lungs. The plural of bronchus is bronchi.
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2. bronchus
   [n] - either of the two main branches of the trachea
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3. Bronchus
   any of the larger air passages that connect the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs.
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4. Bronchus
   The air passages between the trachea and the lungs.
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5. Bronchus
   Bronchus: One of the large air tubes leading from the trachea to the lungs that convey air to and from the lungs. The bronchi (the plural) have cartilage as part of their supporting wall structure. The trachea divides to form the right and left main bronchi which, in turn, divide to form the lobar, ...
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6. Bronchus
   Bron'chus noun ; plural Bronchi [ New Latin , from Greek ... windpipe. Confer Bronchia .] (Anat.) One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions.
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7. bronchus
   <anatomy, chest medicine> Any of the larger air passages of the lungs, having an outer fibrous coat with irregularly placed plates of hyaline cartilage, an interlacing network of smooth muscle and a mucous membrane of columnar ciliated epithelial cells. ... Origin: L., Gr. Bronchos = windpipe ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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8. bronchus
   bronchial tube noun either of the two main branches of the trachea
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9. bronchus
   (brong´kәs) pl. bron´chi any of the larger passages that carry air to a lung (right or left principal bronchus) and within the lungs (lobar and segmental bronchi). Click here to view image Bronchi, showing primary, lobar, and seg...
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10. Bronchus
    • (n.) One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions.
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11. bronchus
    (from the article `human embryology`) ...represents the trachea. Its terminal expansion divides into two branches, and these tubes elongate as the primary bronchi. Continued growth and ... ...adding oxygen to and removing carbon dioxide from the blood. In humans each lung is encased in a thin membranous sac called the pleura, and each ....
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12. bronchus
    (L.; Gr. bronchos windpipe) any of the larger air passages of the lungs, having an outer fibrous coat with irregularly placed plates of hyaline cartilage, an interlacing network of smooth muscle, and a mucous membrane of columnar ciliated epithelial cells.
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13. bronchus
    bronchus: see lungs.
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14. Bronchus
    The bronchus is a pipe connecting the trachea to the lung.
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15. bronchus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: brong′kŭs, brong′kī Definitions: 1. One of two subdivisions of the trachea serving to convey air to and from the lungs. The trachea divides into right and left main bronchi, which in turn form lobar, segmental, and intrasegmental bronchi. Structurally,...
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16. bronchus
    One of a pair of large tubes (bronchi) branching off from the windpipe (trachea) and passing into the vertebrate lung. Apart from their size, bronchi differ from the bronchioles in possessing cartilaginous rings, which give rigidity and prevent collapse during breathing movements. Numerous glands in...
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17. bronchus
    derivation unhelpful - a branch of the trachea, adjective - bronchial.
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18. Bronchus
    One of the main tubes that branches off from the windpipe to the lung.
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19. bronchus
    (brong;kus) A branch of the trachea that leads to a lung.
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20. bronchus
    (brong;kus) A branch of the trachea that leads to a lung.
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21. bronchus
    A large airway that leads from the trachea (windpipe) to a lung. The plural of bronchus is bronchi.
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22. Bronchus
    A `bronchus` (plural `bronchi`, adjective `bronchial`) is a passage of airway in the respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs. The bronchus branches into smaller tubes, which in turn become bronchioles.--> No gas exchange takes place in this part of the lungs. Anatomy: The trachea (windpip...
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