Definition of Bronchial. Meaning of Bronchial. Synonyms of Bronchial

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Definition of Bronchial

Bronchial
Bronchial Bron"chi*al, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See Bronchia.] (Anat.) Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs. Bronchial arteries, branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications. Bronchial cells, the air cells terminating the bronchia. Bronchial glands, glands whose functions are unknown, seated along the bronchia. Bronchial membrane, the mucous membrane lining the bronchia. Bronchial tube, the bronchi, or the bronchia.

Meaning of Bronchial from wikipedia

- bronchi and keep the airway open. The bronchial wall normally has a thickness of 10% to 20% of the total bronchial diameter. The cartilage and mucous membrane...
- the bronchial arteries supply the lungs with oxygenated blood, and nutrition. Although there is much variation, there are usually two bronchial arteries...
- Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (or other combinations with airway or hyperreactivity, BH used as a general abbreviation) is a state characterised by easily...
- Bronchial brushing is a procedure in which cells are taken from the inside of the airway mucosa or bronchial lesions through catheter-based brushing under...
- The bronchial veins are small vessels that return blood from the larger bronchi and structures at the roots of the lungs. The right side drains into the...
- An bronchial blocker (also called endobronchial blocker) is a device which can be inserted down a tracheal tube after tracheal intubation so as to block...
- The bronchial circulation is the part of the systemic circulation that supplies nutrients and oxygen to the cells that constitute the lungs, as well as...
- larger airways that are transmitted through the inflamed lung are termed bronchial breathing and are heard on auscultation with a stethoscope. Crackles (rales)...
- A bronchial challenge test is a medical test used to ****ist in the diagnosis of asthma. The patient breathes in nebulized methacholine or histamine. Thus...
- Bronchial thermoplasty is a treatment for severe asthma approved by the FDA in 2010 involving the delivery of controlled, therapeutic radiofrequency energy...