Bronchus - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Bronchus :  (noun)

1: either of the two main branches of the trachea [syn: bronchial tube]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Bronchus : \Bron"chus\, n.; pl. Bronchi. [NL., fr. Gr. ? windpipe. Cf. Bronchia.] (Anat.) One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Bronchus :  Bronchus: One of the large air tubes leading from the lobar , segmental, and finally the subsegmental bronchi.

Based on the word bronchos by which the Greeks referred to the conduits to the lungs.



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Bronchus

adhidhairyanto: @madeeek Gak masuk ke Bronchus sekalian, Dek? Hehe
hageshin: 2009Dec14: JEM 2009 206 2593 DCs are recquired to maintain BALT (Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. )
antonia_TwiDays: Bronchus.
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