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bronchus

/ˈbɹɒŋkəs/US/ˈbɹɑŋkəs/

bronchus noun: either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.

Noun

bronchus (plural bronchi)

  1. Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
    • I've watched the summer evenings pass by / I've heard the rattle in my bronchi.1993, “Afternoons & Coffeespoons”, in Brad Roberts (music), God Shuffled His Feet, performed by Crash Test Dummies
    Synonyms:
    bronchial tube

bronchus meaning in Tamil, Gujarati, Tagalog and Arabic

bronchus in Tamil

பிராங்கம், மூச்சுக் குழாய், கிளைச் சுவாசக் குழாய், சுவாசப்பைக்குழாய், மூச்சுக்குழாயின் இரு கிளைகளில் ஒன்று

bronchus in Gujarati

Either or two branches of the trachea
શ્વાસનલિકા śvāsanlikā

bronchus in Tagalog

Either or two branches of the trachea
sangambaga, brongkyo

bronchus in Arabic

Either or two branches of the trachea
القَصَبَة الهَوَائِيَّة
More languagesFewer languages
bronchus in Persian
نایژه nāyže

Synonyms of bronchus

Forms of bronchus

pluralbronchi

Plural of bronchus: bronchi

Origin of bronchus

Learned borrowing from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “trachea, throat”).

Words formed from bronchus

Questions about bronchus

What does bronchus mean?
Bronchus means either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
What is bronchus in Tamil?
Bronchus in Tamil is பிராங்கம், மூச்சுக் குழாய், கிளைச் சுவாசக் குழாய். See Bronchus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bronchus?
Bronchus is a noun.
How do you pronounce bronchus?
Bronchus is pronounced /ˈbɹɒŋkəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of bronchus?
The plural of bronchus is bronchi.

Words near bronchus in the dictionary

  1. bronchovesicular
  2. bronchovideoscope
  3. bronchovideoscopes
  4. bronchovideoscopy
  5. bronchs
  6. bronchus
  7. Bronckhorst
  8. bronco
  9. bronco buster
  10. bronco busters
  11. bronco-buster

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: bronchus (page history and authors); bronchus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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