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noun

bronchus

either of the two main branches of the trachea

In a sentence

Three example sentences with bronchus, each labelled with its topic.

  • A peanut lodged in the right bronchus, so the child could still breathe through the other lung.

    Medicine

  • Cold morning air narrows each bronchus, which is why some runners wheeze for the first kilometre in winter.

    Fitness

  • The camera slid down the windpipe and turned left into one bronchus, filming pink walls the whole way.

    Science

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