bronchial tree
/ˈbɹɑŋ.ki.əl ˈtɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.59 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The bronchi together with their branches.
Example Sentences
- "If we consider the structure of the bronchial tree, we shall perceive that natural breathing tends to prevent the accumulation of matters in its tubes, in spite of gravitation."
- "Other methods of obtaining stasis which have been suggested, such as the introduction of adrenaline into the bronchial treen have not impressed us with their efficacy."
- "We explored a newly established repository providing high-resolution bronchial trees from the four most commonly studied laboratory mice (B6C3F1, BALB/c, C57BL/6[,] and CD-1)."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɹɑŋ.ki.əl ˈtɹi/
- British English: /ˈbɹɒŋ.kiː.əl ˈtɹiː/