bioscopy

American

[bahy-os-kuh-pee] / baɪˈɒs kə pi /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

examination of a body to discover whether or not it is alive.

bioscopy British

/ baɪˈɒskəpɪ /

noun

examination of a body to determine whether it is alive

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

bioscopic

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

bioscopies

plural

Etymology

Origin of bioscopy

bio- + -scopy

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