What it means
The root in words about the airways that branch from the tracheaTRAY-kee-uhThe windpipe: the tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs.Full entry into the lungs. Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi, a bronchodilatorbrong-koh-DY-lay-terA drug that relaxes the muscles around the airways so they open wider.bronch/o airwaydilat widen-or one that doesFull entry widens them, bronchospasm is a sudden tightening of their muscles, and bronchoscopy is a look inside with a scope.
At a glance
| Also written | broncho-, bronch-, bronchi/o |
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Related terms
-itis
A word ending that means inflammation.
bronchodilator
A drug that relaxes the muscles around the airways so they open wider.
bronchus
One of the large air tubes that branch from the windpipe into each lung.