C17: from Late Latin, from Greek bronkhia, plural of bronkhion, diminutive of bronkhus windpipe, throat
bronchial tubes in British English
plural noun
the bronchi or their smaller divisions
bronchia in American English
(ˈbrɑŋkiə)
noun
Anatomy(used with a pl. v.)
the ramifications or branches of the bronchi
Word origin
[1665–75; ‹ LL ‹ Gk, pl. of brónchion, equiv. to brónch(os) windpipe + -ion dim. suffix]This word is first recorded in the period 1665–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: diffraction, newsletter, regulation, setback, wig
Examples of 'bronchia' in a sentence
bronchia
It rattled and vibrated; you could sense the bubbling of mucus from a thousand bronchia.