bronchoscopy

[ brong-kos-kuh-pee ]

/ brɒŋˈkɒs kə pi /

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noun, plural bron·chos·co·pies.

an examination by means of a bronchoscope.

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Origin of bronchoscopy

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

Words nearby bronchoscopy

bronchopulmonary sequestration, bronchorrhagia, bronchorrhaphy, bronchorrhea, bronchoscope, bronchoscopy, bronchospasm, bronchospirography, bronchospirometer, bronchostaxis, bronchostenosis

How to use bronchoscopy in a sentence

Upper bronchoscopy was fully successful in 54 cases, and lower bronchoscopy in 63.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
This procedure is described as direct upper tracheoscopy and bronchoscopy.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles