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broncho

1

[brong-koh]

noun

plural

bronchos 
  1. bronco.



broncho-

2
  1. a combining form representing bronchus or bronchia in compound words.

    bronchopneumonia.

broncho-

combining form

  1. indicating or relating to the bronchi

    bronchitis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of broncho1

from Greek: bronchus
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Example Sentences

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Another speaker added that American officers needed more refined horses: he knew of one befuddled officer stationed out West who thought his 13.2 hand “broncho” was the “true type.”

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Players that have asthma need to protect against a possible broncho spasm that could lead to an asthmatic attack and should keep an inhaler available on the sidelines, he added.

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Suddenly, after a bend in the road, I found myself in the midst of a band of men mounted on bronchos.

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From the course of training necessary to bring about this end has resulted an unexpected but very natural docility in the horses, which are Californian bronchos, and a poor class of animal.

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You'll be busting bronchos with the best of them by spring if you keep up your courage.

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When To Use

What does broncho- mean?

Broncho- is a combining form used like a prefix representing the words bronchus or bronchia. The bronchus (plural bronchi) is either of two main branches of the trachea that goes to the lung. The bronchia are smaller branches off of the bronchi. Broncho- is used in many medical terms.Broncho- comes from the Greek óԳDz, meaning “windpipe,” another name for the trachea.What are variants of broncho-When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, broncho- becomes bronch-, as in bronchitis (which uses the equivalent form of bronch- in New Latin).An occasional variant of broncho- is bronchio-, as in bronchiocele.

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