Bronchus
either of the two main branches of the trachea.
Historical Examples
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II Various
Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator Albert M. Reese
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) Various
noun (pl) -chi (-kaɪ)
either of the two main branches of the trachea, which contain cartilage within their walls
n.
bronchus
(brŏng’kəs)
Plural bronchi (brŏng’kī’, brŏng’kē’)
Either of the two main branches of the trachea that lead to the lungs, where they divide into smaller branches.
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