Bronchus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bronchus \Bron"chus\, n.; pl. {Bronchi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
     windpipe. Cf. {Bronchia}.] (Anat.)
     One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one
     of the two primary divisions.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bronchus
       n : either of the two main branches of the trachea [syn: {bronchial
           tube}]
       [also: {bronchi} (pl)]