bronchoscopen.
/ˈbrɒŋkəskəʊp/ An instrument for inspecting the interior of the bronchi.
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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [noun] > by physical means > of specific parts or using specific instruments > specific examining instruments
speculum1598
diopter1706
otoscope1853
stomatoscope1853
laparoscope1855
cardioscope1856
sphygmoscope1856
stereoscope1857
laryngoscope1860
pharyngoscope1861
rhinoscope1861
autolaryngoscope1863
vaginoscope1863
oesophagoscope1868
photophore1871
rectoscope1871
endoscope1872
autoscope1873
glottiscope1876
polyscope1878
duck-bill speculum1879
tracer1882
diaphanoscope1883
gastroscope1888
cystoscope1889
kinetoskotoscope1896
photoscope1896
proctoscope1896
bronchoscope1899
sigmoidoscope1900
arthroscope1925
peritoneoscope1939
toposcope1951
fibrescope1954
mediastinoscope1966
fetoscope1968
angioscope1980
1899 Westm. Gaz. 20 Dec. 10/2 Kilian's (Berlin) bronchoscope was..introduced into the trachea.
1904 Electr. World & Engineer 16 Jan. 140 (Cent. Dict. Suppl.) A bronchoscope, which consists of a tube, the inner surface of which is highly polished to serve as a reflector, with an electric lamp arranged so as to throw a strong light on the tube.
1962 H. C. Weston Sight, Light & Work (ed. 2) vi. 193 The miniature lamp..is used..in cystoscopes and bronchoscopes.
Derivatives
ˌbronchoˈscopic adj.
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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [adjective] > examination by touch > specific parts or instruments
pleximetric1848
plessimetric1855
rhinoscopic1860
laryngoscopic1861
laryngoscopical1861
stethoscopical1867
tracheoscopic1880
cystoscopic1889
gastroscopic1892
oesophagoscopic1893
proctoscopic1896
specular1898
sigmoidoscopic1906
bronchoscopical1908
bronchoscopic1910
toposcopic1951
laparoscopic1967
1910 F. W. F. Ross tr. A. Bruck Dis. Nose iv. 381 The bronchoscopic tubes are perforated at the side, so as not to hinder respiration.
1962 Lancet 8 Dec. 1205/1 Prevent..lung infection, treating this (if it arises) by bronchoscopic suction and antibiotics.
ˌbronchoˈscopical adj. of or pertaining to a bronchoscope or to bronchoscopy.
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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [adjective] > examination by touch > specific parts or instruments
pleximetric1848
plessimetric1855
rhinoscopic1860
laryngoscopic1861
laryngoscopical1861
stethoscopical1867
tracheoscopic1880
cystoscopic1889
gastroscopic1892
oesophagoscopic1893
proctoscopic1896
specular1898
sigmoidoscopic1906
bronchoscopical1908
bronchoscopic1910
toposcopic1951
laparoscopic1967
1908 N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 15 Aug. 293/2 Two bronchoscopical tubes of 5 and 7 mm. in diameter for upper bronchoscopy.
bronchoscopy n. /brɒŋˈkɒskəpɪ/ [ < German bronchoskopie (G. Killian 1898, in Münch. med. Wochenschr. 5 Juli 844/2)] (the science or study of) the examination of the bronchi with a bronchoscope.
/brɒŋˈkɒskəpɪ/ [ < German bronchoskopie (G. Killian 1898, in Münch. med. Wochenschr. 5 Juli 844/2)] (the science or study of) the examination of the bronchi with a bronchoscope.ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [noun] > by physical means > of specific parts or using specific instruments
abdominoscopy1826
stethoscopy1853
haematoscopy1854
laparoscopy1855
autolaryngoscopy1860
autoscopy1861
laryngoscopy1861
pharyngoscopy1861
rhinoscopy1861
organoscopy1864
oesophagoscopy1872
otoscopy1874
endoscopy1879
tracheoscopy1880
gastroscopy1888
thoracoscopy1890
proctoscopy1896
rectoscopy1897
sigmoidoscopy1900
bronchoscopy1903
cystoscopy1908
peritoneoscopy1935
toposcopy1950
mediastinoscopy1959
sonogram1978
1903 Therapeutic Gaz. 15 Jan. 60 Bronchoscopy allows the whole bronchial tree to be searched.
1927 Daily Express 6 July 9/2 The chair of bronchoscopy in the University of Pennsylvania.
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