bronchus
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- noun
- /ˈbrɒŋkəs/
- Specialized
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bronquio
- The organism then travels to the lung, penetrates the alveoli, and moves up the bronchus, where it is swallowed down the esophagus to the intestine.
- the main bronchus
And the reason for that is Omicron seems to replicate substantially in the lung passages, the bronchus, the air passages that lead to your lungs.
- And the reason for that is Omicron seems to replicate substantially in the lung passages, the bronchus, the air passages that lead to your lungs.
Examples
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It lacerated one of the bronchial arteries and the bronchus, one of the major air passages into the lungs.
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And the reason for that is Omicron seems to replicate substantially in the lung passages, the bronchus, the air passages that lead to your lungs.
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There's a lesion in the bronchus.
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In men, lung, bladder, bronchus, skin, and stomach cancers show the highest increase.
Academic text (2003) -
The tumor masses compressed the bronchus of the upper and middle pulmonary lobes.
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Also, a case of severe stenosis of the left mainstem bronchus was reported by Muller and Slazer.
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In 2007-2012, the most common cancers were lung/bronchus, liver, and prostate cancers.
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We can see that yttrium-86 is used to treat cancer of the trachea, bronchus, and lung, as well as malignant melanoma of the skin and kidney cancer.
Blog text (30) -
Air flowing down the windpipe passes into the main tube, or bronchus, to each lung.
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I think I found a lesion in the right main bronchus.
Synonyms
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2.9
A passage in the body that carries air to and from the lungs
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3.0
A tube that carries air from the windpipe into the lungs
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Etymology
The word bronchus comes from the old Greek word bronchos meaning 'windpipe' or 'throat', so it names the tube that carries air into the lungs. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it as a 'branch' of the trachea that leads into each lung.