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bronchoscopy

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

noun

bronchoscopies plural
  1. an examination by means of a bronchoscope.


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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of bronchoscopy

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

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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

The patient by assuming a posture with the head lowered is urged to expel spontaneously all the pus possible, before the bronchoscopy.

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

He has applied for funding to work with colleagues who would perform bronchoscopies on healthy e-cigarette users and healthy controls.

From Science Magazine Nov. 26, 2019

For example, Lindquist uncovered footage of Andemariam Beyene undergoing bronchoscopies, the procedure in which doctors view a patient's airways with a miniature camera.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2016

The danger lies in misdirected efforts at removal of the intruder and in repeating bronchoscopies in children at too frequent intervals, or in prolonging the procedure unduly.

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

If no harm be inflicted, any number of bronchoscopies can be done at suitable intervals, and eventually success will be achieved, whereas if mortality results, all opportunity ceases.

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

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