bronchus

/ˈbɹɒŋkəs/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “trachea, throat”).

bronchus means either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.

bronchus is pronounced /ˈbɹɒŋkəs/.

noun

Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.“I've watched the summer evenings pass by / I've heard the rattle in my bronchi.”