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Definition of bronchus noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bronchus

noun

NAmE//ˈbrɑŋkəs//

(pl. bronchi

NAmE//ˈbrɑŋkaɪ//

, NAmE//ˈbrɑŋki//

) (anatomy)

any one of the system of tubes which make up the main branches of the windpipe through which air passes in and out of the lungs

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