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DictionarybronchusMain airway branch
noun

bronchus

BRAHNG-kus/ˈbrɑːŋkəs/

Either of the two main airways leading from the windpipe into the lungs.

The diagram shows a bronchus branching from the windpipe into each lung.

An isolated anatomical view of the trachea dividing into the two main bronchi and entering the lungs.
Etymology
bronchusGreekwindpipe, throat

Greek bronkhos named the windpipe or throat. The anatomical term applies that airway name more specifically to either main passage branching from the windpipe into a lung.

In context

Siebert Science12:36
the left bronchus will take air into the left lung and the right bronchus into the right lung
Thoracic Region Anatomy - Every Chest Cavity Structure Labeled!

More examples

  • Air passes through the bronchi before reaching smaller airways.
  • A blockage narrowed the patient's right bronchus.
  • The two main bronchi divide into progressively smaller branches.

Forms

bronchus · bronchi

bronchial adjective — Relating to the bronchi.

Similar words

trachea
The windpipe above the point where it divides into the main bronchi.