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.
Nearby words
- bronchorrhaphy,
- bronchorrhea,
- bronchoscope,
- bronchoscopic,
- bronchoscopist,
- bronchospasm,
- bronchospirography,
- bronchospirometer,
- bronchostaxis,
- bronchostenosis
Origin of bronchoscopy
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Examples from the Web for bronchoscopy
This procedure is described as direct upper tracheoscopy and bronchoscopy.
bronchoscopy
from German bronchoskopie (1898), from Latinized comb. form of Greek bronkhia "the bronchial tubes" (plural; see bronchial); also see -scope.
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