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Etymology

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From trans- +‎ bronchial.

Adjective

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transbronchial (not comparable)

  1. Through a bronchus, especially by means of a bronchoscope
    • 2015 May 27, SongRan Liu et al., “Radiotherapy for asymptomatic brain metastasis in epidermal growth factor receptor mutant non-small cell lung cancer without prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors treatment: a retrospective clinical study”, in Radiation Oncology (London, England)[1], volume 10, →DOI:
      Genomic DNA was isolated from paraffin-embedded tissues, which were obtained by transbronchial lung biopsy or from cytologic materials, such as bronchial lavage fluid and pleural effusions.