Bronchial

/ˈbrɔŋkiəl/ adjective

Relating to or affecting the bronchi, which are the large tubes that carry air into the lungs.

From Greek 'bronchos' (windpipe) + Latin '-ialis' (relating to). Developed as a medical term in the 1700s as anatomical understanding improved.

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