broncho

¹ American  

[brong-koh] / ˈbrɒŋ koʊ /

noun

plural

bronchos

1. bronco.

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broncho- ² American  

1. a combining form representing bronchus or bronchia in compound words.

   bronchopneumonia.

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broncho- British  

combining form

1. indicating or relating to the bronchi

   bronchitis

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Usage

What does broncho- mean? Broncho- is a combining form used like a prefix representing the words bronchus or bronchia. The bronchus (plural bronchi) is either of two main branches of the trachea that goes to the lung. The bronchia are smaller branches off of the bronchi. Broncho- is used in many medical terms. Broncho- comes from the Greek brónchos, meaning “windpipe,” another name for the trachea. What are variants of broncho-? When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, broncho- becomes bronch-, as in bronchitis (which uses the equivalent form of bronch- in New Latin). An occasional variant of broncho- is bronchio-, as in bronchiocele.

Etymology

Origin of broncho-

from Greek: _bronchus

Example Sentences

There is also a knife-thrower who knows his business and a bucking broncho that isn't afraid of a first-night audience.

From Time Magazine Archive

Captured, Smoky becomes successively a rodeo broncho, a riding horse, a junkman's nag.

From Time Magazine Archive

The British White Star liner Majestic bucked like a colicky broncho.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had forgotten to take the car out of gear; it leaped away with her like a stubborn broncho.

From Time Magazine Archive

I used to spend my whole time on the back of a small broncho mare, chasing up and down the hills and woods.

From The Son of his Father by Cullum, Ridgwell