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Abstract
The larger air passages of the lungs arising from the terminal bifurcation of the TRACHEA. They include the largest two primary bronchi which branch out into secondary bronchi, and tertiary bronchi which extend into BRONCHIOLES and PULMONARY ALVEOLI.
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- Bronchus
- Primary Bronchi
- Primary Bronchus
- Secondary Bronchi
- Secondary Bronchus
- Tertiary Bronchi
- Tertiary Bronchus
- Bronchi, Primary
- Bronchi, Secondary
- Bronchi, Tertiary
- Bronchus, Primary
- Bronchus, Secondary
- Bronchus, Tertiary
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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inflammation = BRONCHITIS; dilatation = BRONCHIECTASIS; bronchial tuberculosis or tuberculous bronchitis: index under TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY & not also under BRONCHI or BRONCHITIS unless particularly discussed
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Bronchi. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001980. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001980
- Bronchi. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchus
- Bronchi. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181602