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Referring to the bronchi and the trachea.  

An unusual constriction of the bronchial tubes.  

A procedure for measuring the volume of the lungs. A technique used to assess the efficiency of ventilation of a lung or of a segment of the lung. A catheter with an inflatable cuff is passed into the appropriate airway, through a bronchoscope, and the volume and rate of gas exchange is estimated.  

An instrument for measuring the volume of the lungs. An instrument for determining the volume of air inspired from one lung and for collecting air for analysis.  

The secretion of mucus by the bronchi.  

Referring to a bronchus and the pleura.  

An infection of the bronchi by a fungus. Any fungal infection of the bronchi or bronchial tubes, usually caused by fungi of the genus Candida. A type of bronchitis triggered by a fungus. It is also referred to as bronchomoniliasis.  

The set of lymph nodes draining part of the chest.  

An X-ray examination of the lungs after an opaque substance has been put into the bronchi. X-ray examination of the bronchial tree after it has been made visible by the injection of radio-opaque dye or the inhalation of radio-opaque particles, such as tantalum. It is used particularly in the diagnosis of bronchiectasis. A radiographic procedure…

An X-ray picture of the bronchial tubes obtained by bronchography. A radiographic record of the bronchi and bronchioles after injection of contrast medium.