‖ bronchia, n. pl. Phys.
(ˈbrɒŋkɪə)
[L. bronchia, a. Gr. βρόγχια (neut. pl.) the ramifications of the windpipe. Formerly sometimes treated as a sing. with a new pl. bronchiæ.]
The branches or subdivisions of the bronchi within the lungs.
| 1674 Grew Anat. Trunks ii. §11 In an Animal, the Bronchiæ deposite the Aer into the Vesiculæ of the Lungs. 1681 tr. T. Willis' Rem. Med. Wks. Voc., Bronchia, the gristly parts about the wind-pipe. 1736 Bailey Househ. Dict. 52 In humerous Asthmas and obstructions of the Bronchia. 1758 J. S. Le Dran's Observ. Surg. (1771) 100 Excepting a little Pus in some Branches of the Bronchiæ. 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. 57 The air vessels or bronchiæ in connection with tracheæ. 1881 Mivart Cat 224 The smaller tubes, into which the bronchi sub-divide within the lungs, are called bronchia. |