Home › Words › B › broncholavagebroncholavagebroncholavage means bronchoalveolar lavage.EtymologyFrom broncho- + lavage.nounbronchoalveolar lavageDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bronchioalveolar 71% match — bronchoalveolar vs broncholavage →bronch 70% match — Bronchoscopy. vs broncholavage →bronchoalveolar 66% match — Relating to both the bronchi and the alveoli of the lungs vs broncholavage →bronchovideoscopy 65% match — videoscopy of the bronchi vs broncholavage →bronchoaspirate 63% match — To aspirate gastric matter into the bronchi vs broncholavage →bronchoalveolitis 63% match — inflammation of the bronchioles of the lungs; leads to bronchopneumonia vs broncholavage →bronchic 62% match — bronchial vs broncholavage →bronchofibroscopy 61% match — Fibroscopy of the bronchi. vs broncholavage →