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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

Figure 30.9 The trachea bifurcates into the right and left bronchi in the lungs.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The principle is exactly the same as that by which patients suffering from bronchiectasis avail themselves of the help of gravity and get rid of the nocturnal accumulation of material in their dilated bronchi.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh


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