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English
Etymology
From Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “trachea; throat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bronchus (plural bronchi)
- Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Either or two branches of the trachea
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
bronchus m inan
- bronchus
- Synonym: průduška
Declension
Declension of bronchus (velar masculine inanimate foreign)
Further reading
- “bronchus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “bronchus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989