entobronchium

English

Etymology

From ento- +‎ bronchium.

Noun

entobronchium (plural entobronchia)

1. (dated) One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.
   • 1907, Robert Wiedersheim, Comparative anatomy of vertebrates, page 384:

     The first entobronchium radiates out anteriorly to the hilum of the lung, and one of its branches opens into the cervical sac.

Derived terms

• entobronchial