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Definition of bronchial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bronchial

adjective
 
/ˈbrɒŋkiəl/
 
/ˈbrɑːŋkiəl/
[usually before noun] (medical)
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  1. of or affecting the two main branches of the windpipe (called bronchial tubes) leading to the lungs
    • bronchial pneumonia
    • bronchial asthma
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBronchial is used with these nouns:
    • asthma
    • pneumonia
    • tube
    • …
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See bronchial in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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