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bronchoscope

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medical instrument

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: broncoscopi — form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 支氣管鏡 /支气管镜 (zhīqìguǎnjìng) — form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
  • Czech: bronchoskop — form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
  • Finnish: keuhkoputkentähystin — form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
  • Finnish: bronkoskooppi — form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
  • Indonesian: bronkoskop — form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
  • Spanish: broncoscopio — form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes