Examples of bronchial tube in a Sentence
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Bronchitis occurs when the airways in the lungs, which are known as the bronchial tubes, become inflamed.
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Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2023
In 2019, a tumor was discovered around the teen's left bronchial tube, and in March this year, his condition worsened.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 22 May 2020
In some cases, the infection travels from the sinus and bronchial tubes into deep lung tissue, triggering severe pneumonia that drowns the victim.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2020
These symptoms happen due to swelling that occurs around the larynx (the vocal cords), trachea (windpipe), and bronchi (bronchial tubes).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 16 Oct. 2018
But their more gnarly relatives attach in the lungs and bronchial tubes, causing more serious infections.
—Sara Harrison, Wired, 7 Feb. 2020
Bronchitis is a condition in which the airways in the lungs (aka the bronchial tubes) become inflamed.
—Leah Groth, Health.com, 7 Nov. 2019
Van Goor’s fix used cells derived from human bronchial tubes to test the potential of drugs.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 23 Oct. 2019
These include medicines that patients inhale to open bronchial tubes.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2019
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Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2023
In 2019, a tumor was discovered around the teen's left bronchial tube, and in March this year, his condition worsened.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 22 May 2020
In some cases, the infection travels from the sinus and bronchial tubes into deep lung tissue, triggering severe pneumonia that drowns the victim.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2020
These symptoms happen due to swelling that occurs around the larynx (the vocal cords), trachea (windpipe), and bronchi (bronchial tubes).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 16 Oct. 2018
But their more gnarly relatives attach in the lungs and bronchial tubes, causing more serious infections.
—Sara Harrison, Wired, 7 Feb. 2020
Bronchitis is a condition in which the airways in the lungs (aka the bronchial tubes) become inflamed.
—Leah Groth, Health.com, 7 Nov. 2019
Van Goor’s fix used cells derived from human bronchial tubes to test the potential of drugs.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 23 Oct. 2019
These include medicines that patients inhale to open bronchial tubes.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1722, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of bronchial tube was
circa 1722
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“Bronchial tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronchial%20tube. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.
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Kids Definition
bronchial tube
noun
: a primary bronchus or any of its branches
Medical Definition
bronchial tube
noun
: a primary bronchus
also
: any of its branches
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