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bronchopulmonary

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bronchopulmonary /bron·cho·pul·mo·nary/ (-pool´mah-nar″e) pertaining to the bronchi and the lungs.
bron·cho·pul·mo·nary (brngk-plm-nr, -pl-)
adj.
Relating to the bronchial tubes and the lungs.

bronchopulmonary
[-pul′mōner′ē]
Etymology: Gk, bronchos + L, pulmonis, lung
pertaining to the bronchi and the lungs.

bronchopulmonary
pertaining to the bronchi and lungs.

congenital bronchopulmonary foregut malformation
accessory lungs which communicate with the intestine.
bronchopulmonary segment
one of the smaller divisions of the lobe of a lung, separated from others by a connective tissue septum and supplied by its own branch of the bronchus leading to the particular lobe.

bronchopulmonary
adjective Pertaining to the lungs, bronchi, and bronchioles


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Thirteen of the high-risk infants also had major medical concerns, including intraventricular hemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, seizures, hydrocephalus, microcephaly, or patent ductus arteriosus; 6 others had severe meconium aspiration.
Four neonates had previous major surgery, and all neonates had at least 1 of several complications of prematurity (respiratory distress syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, intraventricular hemorrhage, retinopathy of prematurity).
Each lobe is subdivided into two to five bronchopulmonary segments.
 
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