‖n. pl. [ L. , pl. Cf. Bronchus. ] (Anat.) The bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the trachea, esp. the subdivision of the bronchi. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. bronchial. See Bronchia. ] (Anat.) Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bronchial arteries,
Bronchial cells,
Bronchial glands,
Bronchial membrane,
Bronchial tube,
a. (Anat.) Around the bronchi or bronchial tubes;
a. (Anat.) Situated in front of the bronchus; -- applied especially to an air sac on either side of the esophagus of birds. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the bronchi;
a. (Zool.) Pertaining both to the tracheal and bronchial tubes, or to their junction; -- said of the syrinx of certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]