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bronchoscopy

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(bron-KOSS-kuh-pee)

A test that uses a thin tube (called a bronchoscope) with a light on the end. It is passed through the nose or mouth into your lungs. This lets doctors look inside the air passages (called bronchi) and the lungs. It may be used to find a cancer or to perform a treatment.

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