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transbronchial

transbronchial adjective: through a bronchus, especially by means of a bronchoscope.

Adjective

transbronchial (not comparable)

  1. Through a bronchus, especially by means of a bronchoscope
    • Genomic DNA was isolated from paraffin-embedded tissues, which were obtained by transbronchial lung biopsy or from cytologic materials, such as bronchial lavage fluid and pleural effusions.2015 May 27, SongRan Liu et al., “Radiotherapy for asymptomatic brain metastasis in epidermal growth factor receptor mutant non-small cell lung cancer without prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors...

Origin of transbronchial

From trans- + bronchial.

Questions about transbronchial

What does transbronchial mean?
Transbronchial means through a bronchus, especially by means of a bronchoscope.
What part of speech is transbronchial?
Transbronchial is an adjective.

Words near transbronchial in the dictionary

  1. transboy
  2. transboys
  3. transbrachial
  4. transbrake
  5. transbrakes
  6. transbronchial
  7. transbronchially
  8. transbuccal
  9. transbuccally
  10. transbulbar
  11. transbullar

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