Medical Definition of Right main bronchus

1. It arises at the bifurcation of the trachea and enters the hilum of the right lung, giving off the superior lobe bronchus and continuing downward to give off the middle and inferior lobe bronchi. It is shorter, of greater caliber, and more nearly-vertical than the left main bronchus, thus, aspirated objects more frequently lodge on the right side. Synonym: bronchus principalis dexter. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Right Main Bronchus

right hand
right hander
right heart
right heart bypass
right hemisphere
right hepatic artery
right hepatic duct
right hepatic veins
right inferior pulmonary vein
right interlobar pulmonary artery
right lobe
right lobe of liver
right lumbar lymph nodes
right lung segments
right lymphatic duct
right main bronchus (current term)
right margin of heart
right middle lobe syndrome
right of election
right of entry
right of first publication
right of offset
right of privacy
right of re-entry
right of search
right of way
right on
right or left lateral decubitus film
right ovarian vein
right ovarian vein syndrome

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