noun
Meaning 1
A form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes.
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noun
A form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: medical instrument
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) 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 -scope English bronchoscope From broncho- + -scope.
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