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Webster 1913 Edition


Bronchial

Bron′chi-al

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
bronchial
. See
Bronchia
.]
(Anat.)
Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs.
Bronchial arteries
,
branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications.
Bronchial cells
,
the air cells terminating the bronchia.
Bronchial glands
,
glands whose functions are unknown, seated along the bronchia.
Bronchial membrane
,
the mucous membrane lining the bronchia.
Bronchial tube
,
the bronchi, or the bronchia.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bronchial

BRONCH'IAL

,
Adj.
[Gr. the wind-pipe.] Belong to the bronchia, or ramifications of the wind-pipe in the lungs.
The bronchial arteries are branches of the superior descending aorta accompanying the bronchia, or branches of the trachea.
Bronchial glands, glands at the division of the bronchia.

Definition 2024


bronchial

bronchial

English

Adjective

bronchial (comparative more bronchial, superlative most bronchial)

  1. Of or relating to the bronchi or bronchioles.

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