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bronchus

bron·chus [ bróngkəss ] (plural bron·chi [ bróng k, bróng k ])


noun 
Definition:
 
air passage to lungs: a tube leading from the windpipe to a lung, which provides for the passage of air

[Late 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek brogkhos "windpipe" < Indo-European]
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