| NOUN | body | bronchoscopic smear, lower respiratory tract smear, sputum smear | any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | lower respiratory tract smear, sputum smear | |
| Broader | smear, cytologic smear, cytosmear | A thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope |
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