- bronchial tube
- `bronchial ,tube noun countone of the tubes in your chest through which air goes into your lungs
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
bronchial tube
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Bronchial tube — Bronchial Bron chi*al, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See {Bronchia}.] (Anat.) Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs. [1913 Webster] {Bronchial arteries}, branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bronchial tube — n a primary bronchus also any of its branches … Medical dictionary
bronchial tube — bronchial .tube n medical one of the tubes that take air into your lungs … Dictionary of contemporary English
bronchial tube — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bronchial tube : singular bronchial tube plural bronchial tubes medical one of the tubes in your chest through which air goes into your lungs … English dictionary
bronchial tube — bronchial tubes N COUNT: usu pl Your bronchial tubes are the two tubes which connect your windpipe to your lungs. [MEDICAL] … English dictionary
bronchial tube — noun either of the two main branches of the trachea • Syn: ↑bronchus • Derivationally related forms: ↑bronchial (for: ↑bronchus) • Hypernyms: ↑cartilaginous tube … Useful english dictionary
bronchial tube — bron′chial tube n. anat. a bronchus or any of its ramifications or branches • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
bronchial tube — noun Date: circa 1722 a primary bronchus or any of its branches … New Collegiate Dictionary
bronchial tube — a bronchus or any of its ramifications or branches. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
bronchial tube — noun A bronchus … Wiktionary
