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tracheobronchial

tracheobronchial

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About the windpipe and the large air tubes that lead to the lungs
  • adjective
  • /ˌtreɪkiəˈbrɒŋkiəl/
  • Specialized
: traqueobronquial
  • During the procedure, the surgeon carefully navigated the tracheobronchial passages to avoid any damage.
  • tracheobronchial tree

Examples

  • The development of the flexible endoscope permanently changed the way we evaluate the tracheobronchial tree.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The doctor explained how diseases can affect the tracheobronchial system, including both the trachea and bronchi.

  • In addition, consideration should be given to routine monitoring when performing lengthy procedures in the tracheobronchial tree.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Hemangiomas of the airway can involve any site from the nares to the tracheobronchial tree.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The most common complications from contiguous spread are tracheobronchial or bronchoesophageal fistulas.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Office tracheobronchoscopy can be performed routinely and safely to obtain anatomic information relating to the tracheobronchial tree in most adults.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Hemangiomas of the airway are benign vascular lesions that can involve any site from the nares to the tracheobronchial tree.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In the absence of respiratory protection, mouth-breathing human responders were likely to have an increased respiratory accumulation of the larger (>2.5 mm) particles, particularly in the tracheobronchial region (Schlesinger, 1989).

    Academic text (2010)
  • A recent preclinical study has shown that both tiotropium and aclidinium have a downregulatory effect on the cough reflex induced by mechanical and chemical stimulation of the tracheobronchial tree in healthy rabbits.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The patient experienced difficulty breathing due to an obstruction in the tracheobronchial area of the respiratory system.

Surface Forms

tracheobronchial positive

Morphology

tracheobronchial = trachea + bronchus (transparent) = trachea + bronchus + ial

The term is a straightforward combination of 'trachea' and 'bronchus' with the adjectival suffix '-ial', so its meaning ('relating to both') follows directly from the components for those who know the medical bases.

Etymology

The word tracheobronchial comes from two parts: tracheo- from trachea meaning 'windpipe' and bronch- from bronchus meaning 'air tube'. You can see bronch- in the common word bronchitis. So tracheobronchial refers to the parts that belong to both the windpipe and the airways to the lungs.