Bronchus

bronchus /bron·chus/ (brong´kus) pl. bron´chi   [L.] one of the larger passages conveying air to a lung (right or left primary bronchus) and within the lungs (lobar and segmental bronchi).

Bronchi, showing primary, lobar, and segmental bronchi, which connect to the bronchopulmonary segments (S I–X) of the right and left lungs.

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bron·chus (brngks)

n. pl. bron·chi (-k, -k)

Either of two main branches of the trachea, leading directly to the lungs.

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Bronchus

One of the two large tubes connecting the windpipe and the lungs.

Mentioned in: Lung Abscess

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bronchus,

n the subdivisions of the trachea serving to convey air to and from the lungs.

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bronchus

pl. bronchi [L.] any of the larger passages conveying air to (right or left principal bronchus) and within the lungs (lobar and segmental bronchi). See also respiration, bronchial.

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bronchus clamp

like a bowel clamp but with solid straight blades. Has ratcheted handles.

tracheal bronchus

a lobar bronchus originating directly from the trachea in pigs and cattle, and which aerates the cranial lobe of the right lung.