Assertion: flexible bronchoscope | /r/HasProperty | passed through the nose
Facets:
value: into the lungs
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to examine the upper airways
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: A flexible bronchoscope may be passed through the nose to examine the upper airways or through the mouth to examine the trachea (windpipe) and lungs.
text: While your child is under sedation, a flexible bronchoscope is passed through the nose or mouth into the lungs.