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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Derived Forms

bioscopic

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

bioscopies

plural

Etymology

Origin of bioscopy

bio- + -scopy

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bioscopies

“It could be a pretty normal part of workup before moving on to bioscopies and colonoscopies,” he said.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 7, 2018

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