BRONCHOSCOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bronchoscope mean? 

• BRONCHOSCOPE (noun)
  The noun BRONCHOSCOPE has 1 sense:

1. a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes

  Familiarity information: BRONCHOSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRONCHOSCOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bronchoscope" is a kind of...):

medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)

Derivation:

bronchoscopic (of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi)

 Context examples 

The bronchoscope is inserted through the nose or mouth.

(Bronchoscopy, NCI Dictionary)

The tissue may be removed using a bronchoscope (a thin, lighted, tube-like instrument that is inserted through the trachea and into the lung).

(Lung biopsy, NCI Dictionary)

A bronchoscope has a light and a lens for viewing, and may have a tool to remove tissue.

(Bronchoscope, NCI Dictionary)

A bronchoscope (a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing) is inserted through the nose or mouth into the lungs.

(Bronchial brush biopsy, NCI Dictionary)

A bronchoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing.

(Bronchoscopy, NCI Dictionary)

A procedure that uses a bronchoscope to examine the inside of the trachea, bronchi (air passages that lead to the lungs), and lungs.

(Bronchoscopy, NCI Dictionary)