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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

As the bronchi get smaller there is less cartilage and more smooth muscle until reaching the tertiary bronchi that consists entirely of smooth muscle.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The inflammatory edema of the mouth extends to the mucous membrane of the trachea and bronchi, producing an extensive thickening and a yellowish infiltration.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry




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