bronchia
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Related to bronchia: bronchitis, bronchial asthma, bronchial pneumonia, Bronchial tubes, bronchial breathing, bronchial cough, bronchial breath sounds
bron·chi·a
(brŏng′kē-ə)n.
Plural of bronchium.
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bronchia
(ˈbrɒŋkɪə)pl n
(Anatomy) another name for bronchial tubes
[C17: from Late Latin, from Greek bronkhia, plural of bronkhion, diminutive of bronkhus windpipe, throat]
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