laryngobronchoscopy

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English

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Etymology

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From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from laryngo- +‎ bronchoscopy = laryngo- +‎ broncho +‎ -scopy.

Noun

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laryngobronchoscopy (countable and uncountable, plural laryngobronchoscopies)

  1. Endoscopic examination of the respiratory tract from the larynx to the bronchi (thus viewing the larynx, trachea, and bronchi).

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Coordinate terms

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  • bronchoscopy (not always precisely differentiated; the endoscope has to pass through the larynx and trachea to get to the bronchi)