noun
- a bronchus or any of its ramifications or branches.
pl n
- the bronchi or their smaller divisions
n.
- Any of the smaller divisions of the bronchi of the lung.
- A bronchus or any of the tubes branching from a bronchus. The bronchial tubes decrease in size as they descend into the lungs.
The system of tubelike structures that connects the trachea to the lungs. (See respiratory system.)