bronchoscope

[ brong-kuh-skohp ]

/ ˈbrɒŋ kəˌskoʊp /

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noun Medicine/Medical.

a lighted, flexible tubular instrument that is inserted into the trachea for diagnosis and for removing inhaled objects.

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Origin of bronchoscope

First recorded in 1895–1900; broncho- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM bronchoscope

bron·cho·scop·ic

[brong-kuh-skop-ik], /ˌbrɒŋ kəˈskɒp ɪk/, adjectivebron·chos·co·pist

[brong-kos-kuh-pist], /brɒŋˈkɒs kə pɪst/, noun

Words nearby bronchoscope

bronchodilator, bronchography, bronchopneumonia, bronchopulmonary, bronchorrhagia, bronchoscope, bronchoscopy, bronchospasm, bronchus, bronco, broncobuster

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How to use bronchoscope in a sentence

By the passage of bougies through a bronchoscope a stricture of the bronchus has been relieved in a similar manner.
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British Dictionary definitions for bronchoscope

bronchoscope

/ (ˈbrɒŋkəˌskəʊp) /

noun

an instrument for examining and providing access to the interior of the bronchial tubes

Derived forms of bronchoscope

bronchoscopic (ˌbrɒŋkəˈskɒpɪk), adjectivebronchoscopist (brɒŋˈkɒskəpɪst), nounbronchoscopy, noun

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