lower respiratory tract 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

   Synonymsbronchoscopic smearsputum smear

   Broadersmear

Questions about lower respiratory tract smear

What does lower respiratory tract smear mean?

lower respiratory tract 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 lower respiratory tract smear?

Close synonyms include bronchoscopic 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.