bronchus
noun
- airway in the respiratory tract
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɒŋkəs/ / /ˈbɹɑŋkəs/
noun
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “trachea, throat”).
- 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.”