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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 structure of the bronchi is similar to the trachea with incomplete cartilage rings and smooth muscle.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The foreign body is usually expelled, but it may be inhaled into one of the bronchi.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander