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bronchopleural

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bronchopleural /bron·cho·pleu·ral/ (-ploor´il) pertaining to or communicating between a bronchus and the pleura or pleural cavity.
bron·cho·pleu·ral (brngk-plrl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a bronchus and the pleura.
2. Joining a bronchus and the pleural cavity.
bronchopleural [brong″ko-ploor´al]
pertaining to a bronchus and the pleura, or communicating with a bronchus and the pleural cavity.
bronchopleural
pertaining to a bronchus and the pleura, or communicating with a bronchus and the pleural cavity, e.g. by a bronchopleural fistula.
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