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Definition of bronchial tube
: a primary bronchus or any of its branches
Examples of bronchial tube in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web These symptoms happen due to swelling that occurs around the larynx (the vocal cords), trachea (windpipe), and bronchi (bronchial tubes).
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Korin Miller, SELF, "HGTV's Tarek and Christina El Moussa's Son Was Hospitalized for Croup," 16 Oct. 2018 But their more gnarly relatives attach in the lungs and bronchial tubes, causing more serious infections.
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Sara Harrison, Wired, "Ask the Know-It-Alls: What Is a Coronavirus?," 7 Feb. 2020 Bronchitis is a condition in which the airways in the lungs (aka the bronchial tubes) become inflamed.
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Leah Groth, Health.com, "Lady Gaga Just Cancelled Her Las Vegas Show Because of Bronchitis and a Sinus Infection," 7 Nov. 2019 Van Goor’s fix used cells derived from human bronchial tubes to test the potential of drugs.
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Adam Feuerstein, STAT, "‘A game-changer’: How Vertex delivered on cystic fibrosis," 23 Oct. 2019 These include medicines that patients inhale to open bronchial tubes.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Brigham and MGH, two of the state’s best-known teaching hospitals, help make up Partners HealthCare, the largest health care provider in Massachusetts.," 25 Sep. 2019 Not just any run-of-the-mill, tickle-in-the-throat cough, bronchitis is a respiratory condition in which the lining of your bronchial tubes become inflamed, the Mayo Clinic explains.
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Amy Marturana, SELF, "8 Bronchitis Symptoms Everyone Should Know," 28 Dec. 2018 Rebecca said she was diagnosed with a tumor in her bronchial tube, which led to the removal of her entire left lung.
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Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue, "People Described Fat-Shaming By Doctors," 19 Apr. 2018 Acute bronchitis involves inflammation of the bronchial tubes that transport air to and from your lungs, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Korin Miller, SELF, "Here’s When to See a Doctor About That Persistent Cough," 7 Apr. 2018
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The first known use of bronchial tube was circa 1722
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