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Research finds that because women have smaller bronchial tubes and lungs than men, inhaling irritants like tobacco smoke and pollutants can be more damaging.—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2025 Machines valiantly take over for faltering kidneys, heart valves, bronchial tubes.—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025 Pope Francis, 88, was hospitalized on February 14 at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after developing bronchitis, a condition marked by inflammation of the bronchial tubes in the lungs.—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Feb. 2025 An asthma attack occurs when the muscles around the bronchial tubes constrict, narrowing the airways and making breathing difficult.—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025 Parts of her body had shifted, crushing her bronchial tubes.—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 Bronchitis occurs when the bronchial tubes — the passages responsible for carrying air to the lungs — become inflamed.—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024