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bronchial

c.1735, from L.L. bronchus, from Gk. bronkhos "windpipe, throat" + -al (1). bronchial tubes is from 1847.

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bronchial bron·chi·al (brŏng'kē-əl)
adj.
Relating to the bronchi, the bronchial tubes, or the bronchioles.

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