Bronchoscope

/ˈbrɑŋkəskoʊp/ noun

Definition

A thin, flexible tube with a light and camera that doctors insert into your lungs to examine the airways and remove foreign objects or take samples.

Etymology

From Greek 'bronchos' (windpipe) + 'skopein' (to look at). Created in the late 1800s when medical technology allowed doctors to see inside the body through small instruments.

Kelly Says

The bronchoscope revolutionized lung medicine—before it existed, doctors could only guess what was wrong with a patient's lungs. Now they can actually see inside and grab things like peanuts that kids accidentally inhale!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ስንት ልብ
sin-t lib
ARالعربية
مُنظّار القصبات
munazzār al-qissabāt
BNবাংলা
ব্রনchosকোপ
bron-chos-kop
CACatalà
broncoscopi
bron-ko-sko-pee
CSČeština
bronchoskop
bron-kos-kop
DADansk
bronkoskop
bron-ko-skop
DEDeutsch
Bronchoskop
broŋ.ko.skop
ELΕλληνικά
βρονχοσκόπιο
bron-ko-sko-pee-o
ESEspañol
broncoscopio
bron-kos-koh-pee-oh
FAفارسی
برونکوسکوپ
boron-kos-ko-p
FISuomi
bronkoskooppi
bron-ko-sko-opi
FRFrançais
bronchoscope
brɔ̃.kɔ.skɔp
GUGU
બ્રોન્કોસ્કોપ
bron-ko-sko-p
HAHA
bronkoskop
bron-ko-skop
HEעברית
ברונchosקופ
bro-nchos-kop
HIहिन्दी
ब्रोंकोस्कोप
bron-ko-sko-p
HUMagyar
bronchoszkóp
bron-kos-skoep
IDBahasa Indonesia
bronskoskop
bron-ko-skop
IGIG
bronchoscope
bron-ko-sko-p
ITItaliano
broncoscopio
bron-ko-sko-pee-o
JA日本語
気管支鏡
きかんしきょう
KKKK
бронхоскоп
bron-hos-kop
KMKM
ការពិនិត្យក្បាល
ka-ar-pe-ni-t-k-baal
KO한국어
기관지경
gi-gwan-ji-gyeong
MRMR
ब्रोंकोस्कोप
bron-ko-sko-p
MSBahasa Melayu
bronkoskop
bron-ko-skop
MYမြန်မာ
လူတွင်းကြည့်ပုံ
lu-twin-kyin-pon
NLNederlands
bronchoscoop
bron-ko-skoep
NONorsk
bronkoskop
bron-ko-skop
PAPA
ਬ੍ਰੋਂਕੋਸਕੋਪ
bron-ko-sko-p
PLPolski
bronchoskop
bron-hos-kop
PTPortuguês
brôncoscopo
broŋ-ko-sko-po
RORomână
bronhoscop
bron-ho-skop
RUРусский
бронхоскоп
bron-hos-kop
SVSvenska
bronkoskop
bron-ko-skop
SWKiswahili
bronchoscope
bron-ko-sko-p
TAதமிழ்
காற்றுப்பாதைத் தூரிகை
kaatrupaththai thurikai
TEతెలుగు
బ్రొంచ్కోస్కోప్
bron-cho-sko-p
THไทย
กล้องตรวจทางเดินหายใจ
klong torn tham den hai jai
TLTL
bronkoskop
bron-ko-skop
TRTürkçe
bronkoskop
bron-ko-skop
UKУкраїнська
бронхоскоп
bron-hos-kop
URاردو
برانکوسکوپ
bran-ko-sko-p
VITiếng Việt
kính soi khí quản
kinh soi khi quan
YOYO
bronkoskop
bron-ko-skop
ZH中文
支气管镜
zhī qìguǎn jìng
ZUZU
ibronkoskop
i-bron-ko-skop

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