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lower respiratory tract smear ThesaurusNoun | 1.lower respiratory tract smear - any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungsbronchoscopic smear, sputum smearcytologic smear, cytosmear, smear - a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope |
lower respiratory tract smear
low·er res·pi·ra·to·ry tract smeara group of cytologic specimens containing material from the lower respiratory tract and consisting mainly of sputum (spontaneous, induced) and material obtained at bronchoscopy (aspirated, lavaged, brushed); used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs. Synonym(s): bronchoscopic smear, sputum smearlower respiratory tract smear Related to lower respiratory tract smear: Lower respiratory tract infectionSynonyms for lower respiratory tract smearnoun any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tractSynonyms- bronchoscopic smear
- sputum smear
Related Words- cytologic smear
- cytosmear
- smear
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