bronchial

/'brɔɳkjəl/

Thân thiện

A doctor points to a diagram of the bronchial tubes during a lesson.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or associated with the bronchi: The word "bronchial" describes anything pertaining to the bronchi, which are the main air passages that branch from the windpipe (trachea) into the lungs.
   • Involving the bronchial tubes: It is commonly used in medical contexts to describe conditions, symptoms, or anatomical features of these airways.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient was diagnosed with a severe bronchial infection. (This describes an infection located in the bronchi.)
  • Smoking can cause chronic bronchial irritation. (This indicates irritation affecting the bronchial tubes.)
  • The doctor listened to his bronchial sounds with a stethoscope. (This refers to the sounds of air moving through the bronchi.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bronchial asthma": A type of asthma characterized by inflammation and constriction of the bronchial airways.
  • Her bronchial asthma is triggered by pollen.
• "Bronchial tree": A term for the branching structure of the bronchi and bronchioles within the lungs.
  • The CT scan showed an abnormality in the lower part of the bronchial tree.

Variants and Related Words

• Bronchus (noun, plural: bronchi): One of the two main branches of the trachea leading into the lungs.
  • A foreign object was lodged in the right main bronchus.
• Bronchitis (noun): Inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes.
  • Acute bronchitis is often a bronchial condition caused by a virus.
• Bronchiole (noun): A smaller branch of a bronchus within the lung.
  • The bronchioles are part of the lower bronchial system.

Synonyms

• Tracheobronchial: Pertaining to both the trachea and the bronchi. (More specific)
• Pulmonary: Relating to the lungs in general. (Broader context)

Related Phrases and Compounds

• Bronchial tube: Another term for a bronchus.
  • The medication helps to open the constricted bronchial tubes.
• Bronchial pneumonia: Pneumonia that involves inflammation of the bronchi and the lung tissue.
  • The elderly patient was hospitalized with bronchial pneumonia.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. relating to or associated with the bronchi
   • bronchial tubes
   • bronchial pneumonia