n.
Pronunciation: ' brä ŋ -k ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bron · chi \ ' brä ŋ - ˌ k ī , - ˌ k ē \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek bronchos
Date: circa 1706
: either of the two primary divisions of the trachea that lead respectively into the right and the left lung broadly : BRONCHIAL TUBE