bronchopulmonary lavage

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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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alveolar proteinosis			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 17) The enzyme is concentrated in the pulmonary vasculature and is also found in bronchopulmonary lavage fluid, serum, and cerebrospinal fluid. An unusual case of external ear inflammation caused by sarcoidosis by Timon, Conrad / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Bronchopulmonary lavage has been suggested as a potential method to reduce the level of siderosis in selected cases. Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in an industrial worker. ... by Strobel, Stephen L. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine			bronchogram bronchography broncholith broncholithiasis bronchology bronchomalacia bronchomediastinal trunk bronchomoniliasis bronchomotor bronchomotor tone bronchomucotropic bronchomycosis bronchopancreatic bronchopathy bronchophony bronchoplasty bronchoplegia bronchopleural bronchopleural fistula bronchopneumonia bronchopneumopathy bronchoprovocation inhalation test bronchopulmonary bronchopulmonary dysplasia bronchopulmonary hygiene bronchopulmonary lavage bronchopulmonary segment bronchopulmonary sequestration bronchorrhagia bronchorrhaphy bronchorrhea bronchoscope bronchoscopy Bronchoscopy Scan bronchospasm bronchospirography bronchospirometer bronchospirometry bronchostaxis bronchostenosis bronchostomy Bronchostrongylus bronchotomogram bronchotomy bronchotracheal bronchovesicular bronchovesicular sounds bronchus bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue Bronkodyl Bronkometer			bronchophony bronchophony Bronchoplastic and Reconstructive Operations bronchoplasty bronchoplegia bronchopleural bronchopleural bronchopleural fistula bronchopleural fistula bronchopleural fistula bronchopneumonia bronchopneumonia bronchopneumonia Bronchopneumopathie Chronique Obstructive bronchopneumopathy bronchoprovocation inhalation test bronchopulmonary bronchopulmonary bronchopulmonary aspergillosis bronchopulmonary aspergillosis bronchopulmonary aspergillosis bronchopulmonary aspergillosis with allergic manifestations bronchopulmonary candidiasis bronchopulmonary candidiasis bronchopulmonary candidiasis bronchopulmonary dysplasia bronchopulmonary dysplasia bronchopulmonary dysplasia bronchopulmonary dysplasia bronchopulmonary hygiene bronchopulmonary lavage bronchopulmonary s bronchopulmonary s bronchopulmonary s bronchopulmonary s bronchopulmonary s bronchopulmonary segment bronchopulmonary segment bronchopulmonary segment bronchopulmonary segment bronchopulmonary segment Bronchopulmonary segments Bronchopulmonary segments Bronchopulmonary segments Bronchopulmonary segments Bronchopulmonary segments bronchopulmonary sequestration bronchorrhagia bronchorrhaphy bronchorrhea bronchorrhea bronchoscope bronchoscope bronchoscope bronchoscopes bronchoscopes bronchoscopes bronchoscopic bronchoscopic bronchoscopic Bronchoscopic Protected Catheter Brush

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