BRONCHIÆ
\bɹˈɒnkiə], \bɹˈɒnkiə], \b_ɹ_ˈɒ_n_k_i__ə]\
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brongk'i-[=e], n.pl. a name given to the ramifications of the windpipe which carry air into the lungs.--adjs. BRONCH'IC, BRONCH'IAL.--n. BRONCH[=I]'TIS, inflammation of the bronchiæ. [L.--Gr. bronchia, the bronchial tubes.]
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