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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Definition 1
Fluid introduced into, and collected from, the lungs by a bronchoalveolar lavage procedure. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Fluid obtained by washout of the alveolar compartment of the lung. It is used to assess biochemical and inflammatory changes in and effects of therapy on the interstitial lung tissue. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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