English Dictionary: Bronchial. | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bronchial \Bron"chi*al\, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See {Bronchia}.] (Anat.) Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs. {Bronchial arteries}, branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications. {Bronchial cells}, the air cells terminating the bronchia. {Bronchial glands}, glands whose functions are unknown, seated along the bronchia. {Bronchial membrane}, the mucous membrane lining the bronchia. {Bronchial tube}, the bronchi, or the bronchia. |