bronchoscope

bronchoscope
noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1899 a usually flexible endoscope for inspecting or passing instruments into the bronchi (as to obtain tissue for biopsy) • bronchoscopic adjectivebronchoscopist nounbronchoscopy noun

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