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bronchial tube
noun
- a bronchus or any of its ramifications or branches.
bronchial tube
/ brŏng′kē-əl /
- A bronchus or any of the tubes branching from a bronchus. The bronchial tubes decrease in size as they descend into the lungs.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bronchial tube1
First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences
The bleeding was from a bronchial tube,—so I have to be careful about getting cold.
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The whole arrangement of passages and air cells springing from the end of a bronchial tube, is called an ultimate lobule.
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A little bronchial tube terminates in every one of these lobules.
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The tentacles of the bronchial tube seem to be possessed of exquisite sensibility.
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