Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bronchial

/ˈbɹɑːn.ki.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: bronchial
IPA: /ˈbɹɑːn.ki.əl/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the bronchia, bronchi or bronchioles.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bronchiālis. By surface analysis, bronchium + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɹɑːn.ki.əl/

Derived Forms

bronchially colobronchial dorsobronchial endobronchial esophagobronchial extrabronchial interbronchial intrabronchial laryngobronchial laryngotracheobronchial lymphobronchial nasobronchial

Phrases

bronchial tree bronchial tube

Questions

How do you pronounce bronchial?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɑːn.ki.əl/.
What does bronchial mean?: Of or relating to the bronchia, bronchi or bronchioles.
Where does bronchial come from?: Borrowed from Latin bronchiālis. By surface analysis, bronchium + -al.

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