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bronchia

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bron⋅chi⋅a

[brong-kee-uh]
–noun Anatomy. (used with a plural verb)
the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.

Origin:
1665–75; < LL < Gk, pl. of brónchion, equiv. to brónch(os) windpipe + -ion dim. suffix
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bron·chi·a   (brŏng'kē-ə)   
n.  Plural of bronchium.
bron·chi·um   (brŏng'kē-əm)   
n.   pl. bron·chi·a (-kē-ə)
A bronchial tube that is smaller than a bronchus and larger than a bronchiole.

[New Latin, sing. of Late Latin bronchia, bronchial tubes, from Greek bronkhia, from bronkhos, windpipe.]
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