BRONCHUS - Definition

Pronunciation:		'brângkus
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] either of the two main branches of the trachea

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	Synonyms:	bronchial tube

	See Also:	cartilaginous tube, lower respiratory tract

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Bron"chus\, n.; pl. {Bronchi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? windpipe. Cf. {Bronchia}.] (Anat.) One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	(plural: bronchi) one of the two large airways of the lungs. The trachea divides into the right and left bronchi.