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‖ bronchia, n. pl. Phys.|ˈbrɒŋkɪə|
[L. bronchia, a. Gr. βρόγχια (neut. pl.) the ramifications of the windpipe. Formerly sometimes treated as a sing. with a new pl. bronchiæ.]
The branches or subdivisions of the bronchi within the lungs.
1674Grew Anat. Trunks ii. §11 In an Animal, the Bronchiæ deposite the Aer into the Vesiculæ of the Lungs. 1681tr. T. Willis' Rem. Med. Wks. Voc., Bronchia, the gristly parts about the wind-pipe. 1736Bailey Househ. Dict. 52 In humerous Asthmas and obstructions of the Bronchia. 1758J. S. Le Dran's Observ. Surg. (1771) 100 Excepting a little Pus in some Branches of the Bronchiæ. 1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. 57 The air vessels or bronchiæ in connection with tracheæ. 1881Mivart Cat 224 The smaller tubes, into which the bronchi sub-divide within the lungs, are called bronchia. |