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bronchopulmonary lavage

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bronchopulmonary lavage
Etymology: Gk, bronchos, windpipe; L, pulmonis, lung; Fr, lavage, washing out
the irrigation or washing out of the bronchi and bronchioles to remove pulmonary secretions.


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Effect of bronchopulmonary lavage on lung retention and clearance of particulate material in hamsters.
Efficient elimination of inhaled nanoparticles from the alveolar ... by Semmler-Behnke, Manuela; Takenaka, Shinji; Fertsch, Steffanie; Wenk, Alexander; Seitz, Jurgen; Mayer / Environmental Health Perspectives
21) Saboor's group found Mycobacterium species DNA on polymerase chain reaction in the bronchopulmonary lavage fluid of 70% of sarcoid patients, compared with only 9% of controls.
An unusual case of external ear inflammation caused by sarcoidosis by Timon, Conrad / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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