dictionary help| bronchoscopic smear --> lower respiratory tract smear | medical dictionary |
A group of cytologic specimens containing material from the lower respiratory tract and consisting mainly of sputum (spontaneous, induced) and material obtained at bronchoscopy (aspirated, lavaged, brushed); used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs.
Synonyms: bronchoscopic smear, sputum smear.
(05 Mar 2000)
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