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Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs. Bronchial arteries, branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications. -- Bronchial cells, the air cells terminating the bronchia. -- Bronchial glands, glands whose functions are unknown, seated along the bronchia. --…

Situated in front of the bronchus; -- applied especially to an air sac on either side of the esophagus of birds.

Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the bronchi; as, the subbronchial air sacs of birds.

Pertaining both to the tracheal and bronchial tubes, or to their junction; -- said of the syrinx of certain birds.

The bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the trachea, esp. the subdivision of the bronchi. Dunglison.

Bronchial.

A minute bronchial tube.

Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them.

An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.

-- Cavernous respiration, a peculiar respiratory sound andible on auscultation, when the bronchial tubes communicate with morbid cavities in the lungs.

e with the pituitary body; the infundibula of the lungs, the enlarged terminations of the bronchial tubes.

Around the bronchi or bronchial tubes; as, the peribronchial lymphatics.

icate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the syrinx of birds.

uebracho); also, its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspnoea of the lung, or bronchial diseases; -- called also white quebracho, to distinguish it from the red quebracho, a Mexican anacardiaceous tree (Loxopterygium Lorentzii) whose bark is said to have similar properties. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).…

felt by the hand laid upon its surface. It is caused in the production of rhonchi in the bronchial tubes.

One of the incomplete rings of the upper part of the bronchial tubes of most birds. The semerings form an essential part of the syrinx, or musical organ, of singing birds.

domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. -- n.