A surgical procedure in which a doctor creates an opening directly into the bronchus (the main airway leading to the lungs) to help a patient breathe or remove blockages.
From Greek 'bronchos' (windpipe) + 'stoma' (mouth/opening), combined with the surgical suffix '-y'. This medical term emerged in the 19th century as doctors developed techniques to access and treat the bronchi directly.
This is one of many 'broncho-' medical procedures—there are literally dozens of them because the bronchi are crucial airways that doctors often need to reach. It's like how carpenters have specialized tools for different jobs; doctors have specialized surgical procedures for different problems.
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