bronchial washing

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bronchial washing

Etymology: Gk, bronchos, windpipe; ME, wasshen, to wash

irrigation of the bronchi and bronchioles performed during bronchoscopy to cleanse the tubes and to collect specimens for laboratory examination.

bronchial washing

A procedure in which isotonic saline is instilled through a bronchoscope and fluid containing cells, microorganisms, or other material from the upper airways–trachea, bronchi, bronchioles is aspirated into a trap; the material is then centrifuged to concentrate the cells, stained, and examined by microscopy, or cultured if infection is suspected. Cf Bronchial brushings.

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