bronchoscope

American  

[brong-kuh-skohp] / ˈbrɒŋ kəˌskoʊp /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

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bronchoscope British  

/ brɒŋˈkɒskəpɪst, ˈbrɒŋkəˌskəʊp, ˌbrɒŋkəˈskɒpɪk /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• bronchoscopic adjective
• bronchoscopist noun
• bronchoscopy noun

Etymology

Origin of bronchoscope

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

Example Sentences

The pulmonologist sent a fibreoptic bronchoscope - a tiny camera with forceps - down her airway.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

Doctors now use a medical device called a bronchoscope to examine a person’s lungs and airways.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2022

Cecil Young, a Memphis, Tenn., property appraiser, died in June 2001 after being treated with an Olympus bronchoscope that would be recalled later that year.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2015

During the procedure, a doctor guides a bronchoscope into a patient's airways.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2012

The patient being limp and recumbent on a table, the larynx is exposed with the laryngoscope, and the bronchoscope is inserted as hereinafter described.

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