bronchotracheal

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adjective

Relating to the bronchi and the trachea

OriginEnglish tracheal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Medieval Latin trāchēa →
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Meanings

adjectivebronchotracheal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to the bronchi and the trachea

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρόγχος (brónkhos)
  2. Englishbroncho-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  5. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  6. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  7. Late Latintrāchīa
  8. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  9. Englishtrachea
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Englishtracheal
  13. Englishbronchotracheal

From broncho- + tracheal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bronchotracheal

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Cite this entry
APA

bronchotracheal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchotracheal

MLA

“bronchotracheal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchotracheal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bronchotracheal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchotracheal.

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