bronchi

Noun

The word is derived from bronchus

Meaning

See Bronchus.

of Bronchus

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Examples

Heavy smoking results in a radiation dose of 160 mSv/year to localized spots at the bifurcations of segmental bronchi in the lungs from the decay of polonium-210. Source: Internet

In humans, the trachea divides into the two main bronchi that enter the roots of the lungs. Source: Internet

A contraction of the bronchi, usually involuntary. Source: Internet

Sputum or phlegm is coughed up from the lower airways in the respiratory tract—the bronchi, bronchioles, and —rather than glands in the mouth and throat. Source: Internet

The medial surface of the lungs faces toward the centre of the chest, and lies against the heart, great vessels, and the carina where the two main bronchi branch off from the base of the trachea. Source: Internet

During active disease, some of these cavities are joined to the air passages bronchi and this material can be coughed up. Source: Internet

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