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bronchial

American

[brong-kee-uhl] / ˈbrɒŋ ki əl /

adjective

Anatomy.

pertaining to the bronchia or bronchi.

bronchial British

/ ˈbrɒŋkɪəl /

adjective

of or relating to the bronchi or the bronchial tubes

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Other Word Forms

bronchially adverb
interbronchial adjective
postbronchial adjective
prebronchial adjective
subbronchial adjective
subbronchially adverb

Etymology

Origin of bronchial

First recorded in 1725–35; bronchi(a) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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A bronchial spasm sent the maestro to hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

That includes veterans suffering from cancer, allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, hypertension, sinusitis and other conditions, often related to the respiratory system.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

“I’d hoped to power through the Phoenix show but I had a bronchial infection and a last-minute adverse reaction to medication,” Hackett wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

The 57-year-old from Llandysul, Ceredigion, has received an MBE for services to charity and innovation after buying a single goat in an attempt to help her young son's persistent bronchial difficulties with its milk.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

It created a cacophony of hacking coughs, bronchial rattles, asthmatic wheezes, consumptive croaks.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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