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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.
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. Mentioned in: Foreign Objects, Lung Abscess 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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The bronchoscopies had detected roughly half of the cancers in the group, and the genetic signatures of the windpipe cells had revealed 80 percent. All bronchoscopies were performed by a single pulmonologist (M. Prior to February 1994, all ventilation bronchoscopies at our institution had been performed under direct vision; 48 of the 114 patients (42. |
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