Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bronchial"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Bronchial \Bron"chi*al\, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See {Bronchia}.]
(Anat.)
Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the
lungs.

{Bronchial arteries}, branches of the descending aorta,
accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications.

{Bronchial cells}, the air cells terminating the bronchia.

{Bronchial glands}, glands whose functions are unknown,
seated along the bronchia.

{Bronchial membrane}, the mucous membrane lining the
bronchia.

{Bronchial tube}, the bronchi, or the bronchia.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

bronchial
adj : relating to or associated with the bronchi; "bronchial
tubes"; "bronchial pneumonia"


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