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bronchoalveolar lavage
noun[ C or U ]
medical specializeduk /ˌbrɒŋ.kəʊ.æl.viˌəʊ.lə lævˈɑːʒ/ us /ˌbrɑːŋ.koʊ.ælˌviː.ə.lɚ ləˈvɑːʒ/(abbreviationBAL)
a medical test in which a quantity of saline solution(= a mixture of salt and water) is put into the lungs and then removed so that the liquid can be examined:
Your doctor may suggest a bronchoalveolar lavage, where salt water washes a section of your lung and is immediately removed.
The virus has been isolated from upper respiratory tract specimens and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
It can be diagnosed with bronchoalveolar lavage.
Bronchoalveolar lavage showed an elevated total cell count with a very high percentage of lymphocytes.
Multiple bronchoalveolar lavages revealed significant decreases in the number of total cells.
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