Standard Lemma guide

bronchial

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈbɹɑːn.ki.əl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B R AA1 N CH IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the bronchia, bronchi or bronchioles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or associated with the bronchi

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bronchial tubes
  • bronchial pneumonia

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бронхиален (bronhialen) — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • Czech: průduškový — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • Czech: bronchiální — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • French: bronchial — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • Greek: βρογχικός (vronchikós) — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • Ido: bronkiala — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • Indonesian: bronkial — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • Irish: broncach — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • Irish: broinceach — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • Italian: bronchiale — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bronkial — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bronkial — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • Portuguese: bronquial — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles
  • Spanish: bronquial — Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles