Definitions for bronchus

bronchus bron·chus

Spelling: [brong-kuh s]
IPA: /ˈbrɒŋ kəs/

Bronchus is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 267 anagrams from letters in bronchus (bchnorsu).

Definitions for bronchus

noun

  1. either of the two main branches of the trachea.

Origin of bronchus

1700-10; New Latin Greek brónchos windpipe

Examples for bronchus

By the passage of bougies through a bronchoscope a stricture of the bronchus has been relieved in a similar manner.

Some time before the abscess really reaches the diaphragm, preparation is made in the lung for the discharge through a bronchus.

For the sake of simplicity only one lung and one bronchus are shown.

Examine one bronchus, carefully dissecting away the lung tissue with curved scissors.

Word Value for bronchus
Scrable

15

Words with friends

18

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