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Where does “bronchium” come from?

bronchium (New Latin) comes from Latin bronchia, from Ancient Greek βρόγχια, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος — trachea, windpipe; throat; gulp, draught.

bronchium (New Latin): A bronchial tube

Definitions

  1. A bronchial tube

Ancestry of “bronchium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbronchiaThe bronchial tubes
2Ancient Greekβρόγχια—
3Ancient Greekβρόγχοςtrachea, windpipe; throat; gulp, draught

Words derived from “bronchium”

  • bronchium
  • parabronchium
  • entobronchium
  • ectobronchium
  • mesobronchium
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