broncho-


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broncho-

(word root) windpipe
Examples of words with the root broncho-: bronchoscope
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broncho-

or bronch-
pref.
Bronchus; bronchial: bronchoscope.
[Late Latin, from Greek bronkho-, from bronkhos, windpipe.]
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broncho-

or before a vowel

bronch-

combining form
indicating or relating to the bronchi: bronchitis.
[from Greek: bronchus]
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broncho-

a combining form representing bronchus or bronchial tube: bronchopneumonia.
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