bronchial

2 definitions found

bronchial - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bronchial \Bron"chi*al\, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See Bronchia.]
     (Anat.)
     Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the
     lungs.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

bronchial - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bronchial
      adj 1: relating to or associated with the bronchi; "bronchial
             tubes"; "bronchial pneumonia"