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Noun
/ˈbräNGkəs/,
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bronchi, plural;
  1. Any of the major air passages of the lungs that diverge from the windpipe

  1. either of the two main branches of the trachea
  2. A bronchus (plural bronchi, adjective bronchial) is a passage of airway in the respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs. No gas exchange takes place in this part of the lungs.
  3. (Bronchi) Plural of bronchus, which is a division of the trachea.
  4. (Bronchi) The large air tubes that start at the bottom of your throat and branch off into each lung.
  5. (Bronchi) also referred to as air passages, airways, bronchial tubes or breathing tubes.
  6. (Bronchi) are two large tubes that connect your windpipe with the right and left side of your lung to carry the air to all parts of the lung.
  7. (Bronchi) passages through which air enters the lungs
  8. (The bronchi) are "C" shaped rings of cartilage lined with ciliated mucus membrane that 'sweeps' out dust particles. The bronchi branch into SECONDARY BRONCHI as they enter the lungs, these further divide into BRONCHIOLES. ...
  9. (bronchi) Large, central airways branching from the trachea.
  10. large airways; lung divides into right and left bronchi.
  11. BRAWNK-uhs/ (pl bronchi /BRAWNK-ee, -eye/) Either of the two tubes into which the trachea divides.
  12. rodeo rider. "During the rodeo at the state fair, we get a lot of bronchus riders from all 'round the South."
  13. An air tube that brings air into the lungs and alveoli.: (SS)
  14. A branch of the trachea that leads to a lung.