bronchoscopy en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English bronchoscopy From broncho- + -scopy.
Meanings
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A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope.
The center reported in May that its tests showed that Mr. Speaker had XDR-TB, based on cultures from a lung procedure, a bronchoscopy, at a hospital in Atlanta.
2007 July 4, Lawrence K. Altman, “Traveler’s TB Not as Severe as Officials Thought”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bronchoscopies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bronchoscopical · videobronchoscopy · fibrobronchoscopy · laryngobronchoscopy · bronchoscopist · tracheobronchoscopy · laryngotracheobronchoscopy
Relateds
Translations (26)
it broncoscopia (technique) · cmn 支氣管鏡檢查 /支气管镜检查 (technique) · oc bronquioscopia (technique) · ca broncoscòpia (technique) · pt broncoscopia (technique) · cs bronchoskopie (technique) · no bronkoskopi (technique) · uz bronxoskopiya (technique) · es broncoscopia (technique) · ga broncascópacht (technique) · ru бронхоскопи́я (technique) · de Bronchoskopie (technique) · nl bronchoscopie (technique) · id bronkoskopi (technique) · sl bronhoskopija (technique) · uk бронхоскопія (technique) · eu bronkoskopia (technique) · sv bronkoskopi (technique) · tr bronkoskopi (technique) · el βρογχοσκόπηση (technique) · fi bronkoskopia (technique) · fr bronchoscopie (technique) · pl bronchoskopia (technique) · he ברונכוסקופיה (technique) · az bronxoskopiya (technique) · es broncoscopía (technique)