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Descriptor English:   Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid 
Descriptor Spanish:   Líquido del Lavado Bronquioalveolar 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Líquido da Lavagem Broncoalveolar 
Synonyms English:   Alveolar Lavage Fluid
Bronchial Lavage Fluid
Lung Lavage Fluid  
Tree Number:   E05.927.100.500
Definition English:   Washing liquid obtained from irrigation of the lung, including the BRONCHI and the PULMONARY ALVEOLI. It is generally used to assess biochemical, inflammatory, or infection status of the lung. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not confuse with BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE, the irrigation technique; DF: BALF
History Note English:   88 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CH chemistry CY cytology
IM immunology MI microbiology
PS parasitology VI virology
Record Number:   22853 
Unique Identifier:   D001992 

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