bacterioscopy

[bak-teer-ee-os-kuh-pee]

noun

1. the examination of bacteria with a microscope.

Other Word Forms

• bacterioscopic adjective
• bacterioscopical adjective
• bacterioscopically adverb
• bacterioscopist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bacterioscopy¹

bacterio- + -scopy

Example Sentences

Relating to bacterioscopy; as, a ÿbacterioscopic examination.

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