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ventrobronchus

ventrobronchus noun: any of several tubes in the avian respiratory system which transport air from one of the parabronchi to the anterior air sacs.

Noun

ventrobronchus (plural ventrobronchi)

  1. Any of several tubes in the avian respiratory system which transport air from one of the parabronchi to the anterior air sacs.
    • The ventral end of the mesobronchus branches into several ventrobronchi, and the caudal end of the mesobronchus branches into several dorsobronchi.1999, Denis Charles Deeming, The Ostrich: Biology, Production and Health, page 63
    • The third ventrobronchus is characterized by a short, sturdy stem, which it gives off towards medioventral shortly after its origin from the primary bronchus.2013, Hans-Rainer Duncker, The Lung Air Sac System of Birds

Forms of ventrobronchus

pluralventrobronchi

Origin of ventrobronchus

From ventro- + bronchus.

Questions about ventrobronchus

What does ventrobronchus mean?
Ventrobronchus means any of several tubes in the avian respiratory system which transport air from one of the parabronchi to the anterior air sacs.
What part of speech is ventrobronchus?
Ventrobronchus is a noun.
What is the plural of ventrobronchus?
The plural of ventrobronchus is ventrobronchi.

Words near ventrobronchus in the dictionary

  1. ventrobasal
  2. ventrobasally
  3. ventrobasilar
  4. ventrobronchi
  5. ventrobronchial
  6. ventrobronchus
  7. ventrocaudal
  8. ventrocaudally
  9. ventrocentral
  10. ventrocephalic
  11. ventrocranial

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