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Bronchoscope

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bronchoscope /bron·cho·scope/ (brong´kah-skop) an instrument for inspecting the interior of the tracheobronchial tree and doing diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers such as removing specimens or foreign bodies.bronchoscop´ic
fiberoptic bronchoscope  bronchofiberscope.

bron·cho·scope (brngk-skp)
n.
An endoscope for inspecting the interior of the tracheobronchial tree.

broncho·scopic (-skpk) adj.
bron·chosco·py (-ksk-p) n.

Bronchoscope
A lighted, flexible tube inserted into the windpipe to view the bronchi or withdraw fluid samples for testing. Bronchoscopy with a protected brush can be used in the diagnosis of lung abscess in severely ill patients.

bronchoscope,
n a curved flexible tube for visual examination of the bronchi.

bronchoscope
an endoscope especially designed for passage through the trachea to permit inspection of the interior of the tracheobronchial tree and carrying out of endobronchial diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers, such as taking specimens for culture and biopsy and removing foreign bodies.

fiberoptic bronchoscope
bronchofiberscope.

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