bronchoscope
Lung passage camera
A bronchoscope is a thin, flexible tube with a light and camera, inserted through the nose or mouth to examine the airways and lungs.
Doctors use it to diagnose conditions, take tissue samples, or remove obstructions: The bronchoscope revealed inflammation in the left bronchus.
Placing something within
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- navigationDetermining position and course
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
lavage · brushing · intubation · maneuvering · fiberoptic · rigid · flexible · video
Area of pathological change
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- noduleRounded small lump
- massQuantity of matter
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
obstruction · inflammation · infection · bleeding · foreign body · secretions · granuloma · carcinoma
Respiratory airway tube
- bronchiolesSmallest respiratory passages
- airwaysRespiratory or flight paths
- lobesRounded projecting parts
- segmentalDivided into sections
larynx · vocal cords · mucosa · epithelium · cartilage · lumen · bifurcation · mainstem
Image capturing device
- light sourceWhat gives off illumination
- channelPassage for transmission
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- brushBristled cleaning tool
needle · monitor · suction · irrigator · sheath · guidewire · catheter · optical fiber
Implanted tube for blockages
- dilationWidening of an opening
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- cauterizationBurning tissue medically
- cryotherapyTreatment using extreme cold
laser · debulking · hemostasis · mucus plug · balloon · electrocautery
insertion
Placing something within
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- navigationDetermining position and course
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
aspiration · lavage · brushing · intubation · maneuvering · fiberoptic · rigid · flexible · video · fluoroscopy
lesion
Area of pathological change
stenosis · obstruction · inflammation · infection · bleeding · foreign body · secretions · granuloma · carcinoma · adenocarcinoma
trachea
Respiratory airway tube
- bronchiolesSmallest respiratory passages
- airwaysRespiratory or flight paths
- lobesRounded projecting parts
segmental · larynx · vocal cords · mucosa · epithelium · cartilage · lumen · bifurcation · mainstem · upper airway
camera
Image capturing device
- light sourceWhat gives off illumination
- channelPassage for transmission
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
brush · needle · monitor · suction · irrigator · sheath · guidewire · catheter · optical fiber · lens
stent
Implanted tube for blockages
- dilationWidening of an opening
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- cauterizationBurning tissue medically
cryotherapy · laser · debulking · hemostasis · mucus plug · balloon · electrocautery
- medical equipmentstethoscope, AED, syringe, hospital bed, surgical table
- imaging devicescamera, cameras, digital camera, digital cameras, video camera
- medical toolsstethoscope, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, catheter, reflex hammer
- scopestelescope, microscope, periscope, kaleidoscope, gyroscope
- Airway Equipmentairway, laryngoscope, face mask, oxygen mask, nasal cannula
- surgical instrumentsscalpel, forceps, retractor, clamp, clamps