noun
Origin: ModL < bronchus, bronchus + Gr ektasis, a stretching out < ekteinein, to stretch out < ek-, out + teinein, to stretch: see tend
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Greek bronkhia, bronchial tubes (from bronkhos, windpipe)
Origin: + Greek ektasis, extension (ek-, out; see ecto- + tasis, a stretching from teinein, ta-, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots)
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