bronchus
noun/ˈbrɑŋkəs/
Frequency rank: #19,876 most common English word
Meaning
one of the two main airway tubes that branch from the trachea into the lungs
Example sentence
The doctor found that the right bronchus was partially blocked by mucus.
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