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Meaning of BRONCHIAL

Pronunciation:  'brângkeeul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  relating to or associated with the bronchi; "bronchial tubes"; "bronchial pneumonia"
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bron"chi*al\, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See {Bronchia}.]
(Anat.)
Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the
lungs.
{Bronchial arteries}, branches of the descending aorta,
   accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications.
{Bronchial cells}, the air cells terminating the bronchia.
{Bronchial glands}, glands whose functions are unknown,
   seated along the bronchia.
{Bronchial membrane}, the mucous membrane lining the
   bronchia.
{Bronchial tube}, the bronchi, or the bronchia.
 

 

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