bronchoscopic smear

1. 1.

   any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs

   Synonymslower respiratory tract smearsputum smear

   Broadersmear

Questions about bronchoscopic smear

What does bronchoscopic smear mean?

bronchoscopic smear means "any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs".

What is another word for bronchoscopic smear?

Close synonyms include lower respiratory tract smear, sputum smear. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.