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Where does “bronchus” come from?

Bronchus comes from Late Latin bronchus, derived from Ancient Greek βρόγχος, a term for the windpipe or throat.

bronchus (English): Either of two airways, which are primary branches...

Definitions

  1. Either of two airways, which are primary branches...

Ancestry of “bronchus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbronchus—
2Ancient Greek-itis—

Words derived from “bronchus”

  • bronchial
  • bronchiolitis
  • tracheobronchial
  • endobronchial
  • bronchiolar
  • bronchiole
  • transbronchial
  • peribronchial
  • bronchioloalveolar
  • panbronchiolitis
  • peribronchiolar
  • intrabronchial
  • parabronchial
  • parabronchus
  • bronchially
  • esophagobronchial
  • bronchiolization
  • intrabronchiolar
  • subbronchial
  • prebronchial
  • colobronchial
  • peribronchiole
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