Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ventrobronchus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ven-tro-bronchus
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several tubes in the avian respiratory system which transport air from one of the parabronchi to the anterior air sacs.

Example Sentences

"The ventral end of the mesobronchus branches into several ventrobronchi, and the caudal end of the mesobronchus branches into several dorsobronchi."
"The third ventrobronchus is characterized by a short, sturdy stem, which it gives off towards medioventral shortly after its origin from the primary bronchus."
"Ventrobronchi branch ventrally. The first ventrobronchus is connected to the cervical air sac and also supplies cranially the ventral and medial parts of the lung together with the second ventrobronchus."

Etymology

From ventro- + bronchus.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ventro

Inflected Forms

ventrobronchi (plural)

Questions

What does ventrobronchus mean?: Any of several tubes in the avian respiratory system which transport air from one of the parabronchi to the anterior air sacs.
Where does ventrobronchus come from?: From ventro- + bronchus.

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