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either of the two main branches of the trachea
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A large air passage that leads from the trachea (windpipe) to the lung.
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(adj. bronchial) Gr. bronchos = windpipe; originally from Gr. brechein = to moisten. Plato believed that swallowed liquids went down the trachea into the bronchi. Remember that the next time someone mentions the old ...
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one of the large passages conveying air to and within the lungs.
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The airways of the lungs. When a person takes in a breath of air, the air travels through the nose or mouth, into the larynx, then into the trachea, which is the main passageway into the lungs. The trachea divides into a right and left main bronchus. Each major bronchus then subdivides into smaller airway passages referred to as bronchi. As the airway passages make their way out to the lung tissue, the passages become smaller and are referred to as bronchioles. ...
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