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bronchi

[brong-kee, -kahy] / ˈbrɒŋ ki, -kaɪ /
NOUN
lung
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However, it rarely affects the bronchi and alveoli in the lungs.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023

In severe asthma, the bronchi become chronically inflamed and constricted.

From Scientific American • May 4, 2023

R.S.V. predominantly affects the small airways, called bronchioles, that branch off from bronchi in the lungs.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022

The smooth muscle can constrict the bronchi and impede air passage.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

In consequence of the former paralysis, deglutition becomes difficult; fluids are expelled through the nose or enter the larynx and bronchi, thereby giving rise to pneumonia; in the latter there is strabismus.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various




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