I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌskōp noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bronch- + -scope
: a tubular instrument equipped with a small electric lamp which may be passed through the trachea into the large bronchi and through which the bronchi may be inspected or instruments may be passed for the removal of foreign bodies or other purposes
• broncho·scop·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at broncho- +|skäpik adjective
• bron·cho·scop·i·cal·ly -pə̇k(ə)lē adverb
• bron·chos·co·pist bränˈkäskəpə̇st, -äŋˈ- noun -s
• bron·chos·co·py -pē noun -es
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to use a bronchoscope on (a patient)