entobronchium

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noun

One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.

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Meanings

nounentobronchium (plural entobronchia)

plural entobronchia

  1. datedOne of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.

    The first entobronchium radiates out anteriorly to the hilum of the lung, and one of its branches opens into the cervical sac.

    1907, Robert Wiedersheim, Comparative anatomy of vertebrates, page 384

Origin

From ento- + bronchium.

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Chicago

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