bronchoscopy

American  

[brong-kos-kuh-pee] / brɒŋˈkɒs kə pi /

noun

plural

bronchoscopies

1. an examination by means of a bronchoscope.

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Etymology

Origin of bronchoscopy

First recorded in 1900–10; broncho- + -scopy

Example Sentences

Notably, the number of worldwide procedures performed using the da Vinci system and Ion bronchoscopy platform rose 20%, with the Ion platform seeing particularly strong growth.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

On Dec. 19, the actor had undergone a bronchoscopy — a procedure that allows doctors to examine airways in the lungs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

She noted that recent bronchoscopy robots made by Johnson and Johnson and Intuitive Surgical have made significant gains in letting doctors reach hard-to-reach parts of the lungs and collect tissue samples for lung cancer.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2022

Last week, a PET scan, CT scan and bronchoscopy showed that parts of his lungs have not completely cleared.

From New York Times • May 26, 2020

Primary malignant neoplasms of the trachea or bronchus have not infrequently been diagnosticated by bronchoscopy.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier