bronchia

American  

[brong-kee-uh] / ˈbrɒŋ ki ə /

noun

Anatomy.

1. the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.

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bronchia British  

/ ˈbrɒŋkɪə /

plural noun

1. another name for bronchial tubes

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Etymology

Origin of bronchia

1665–75; < Late Latin < Greek, plural of brónchion, equivalent to brónch ( os ) windpipe + -ion diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

Those, which arise from the internal surface of the bronchia, and which imbibe moisture from the atmosphere, and a part of the bronchial mucus, are called pulmonary absorbents.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

Bronchitis, from Greek"—blow the derivation!—"inflammation of the membrane of the bronchia.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 4th 1893 by Various

A representation of the larynx, trachea, bronchia, and air-cells.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin

Breathing, and Bronchia.—The bronchia are the branching small tubes which lead from the windpipe to all parts of the lungs.

From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce

The same causes which produce inflammation of the lungs, of the bronchia, and of the other respiratory organs, produce also pleurisy.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert