Definition of "bronchoscope" [bronchoscope]

• A slender tubular instrument with a small light on the end for inspection of the interior of the bronchi. (noun)

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• "The bronchoscope is fitted with a small light and camera so the physician can view the airway on an external monitor."
• "Diagnosis may require some or all of these tests: chest X-ray cardiac MRI – a three-dimensional image shows the heart and vessel abnormalities chest CT (CAT scan) echocardiogram – sound waves create an image of the heart bronchoscopy – a doctor looks at the trachea using an instrument called a bronchoscope (while patient is under anesthesia) gastrointestinal tests such as barium swallow"
• "In a half-hour outpatient procedure, doctors thread a flexible tube called a bronchoscope through the nose or throat and down into the airways."