bronchus C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈbrɑːŋkəs/ UK /ˈbrɒŋkəs/ See IPA manual Freq #99904 Meanings 1 noun either of the two main airways branching from the trachea into the lungs, or one of their larger branches The right main bronchus carries air from the trachea into the right lung. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · either of the two main... bronchial tubeairway Word family Forms bronchi Derived forms bronchial Related forms bronchioletrachealungrespiratory tract Etymology A learned borrowing from Late Latin bronchus, from Greek bronkhos, 'windpipe or throat.' The Greek-derived singular keeps the irregular medical plural bronchi. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bronchus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbrɑːŋkəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbrɒŋkəs/ **Frequency rank:** 99904 ## Meanings 1. either of the two main airways branching from the trachea into the lungs, or one of their larger branches ## Examples - The right main bronchus carries air from the trachea into the right lung. ## Synonyms - bronchial tube - airway ## Derived Forms - bronchial ## Related Forms - bronchiole - trachea - lung - respiratory tract ## Etymology A learned borrowing from Late Latin bronchus, from Greek bronkhos, 'windpipe or throat.' The Greek-derived singular keeps the irregular medical plural bronchi. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown